Originally Posted by
iahphx
But this usually happens when the competitor is solvent. When they're bleeding money, you usually just wait for them to fail. So it's certainly interesting.
Or maybe your analysis was just wrong - it wouldn't be the first time.
Originally Posted by
iahphx
Why buys airline tickets with cash? You definitely need to buy tickets on struggling airlines with a credit card, but I don't know the financial protections available in Europe for such purchases.
Credit cards have legal protection known as Section 75 (of the Consumer Credit Act) where I am, debit (and charge?) cards have protection but it's voluntary from the card companies so not as robust.