Originally Posted by
Globaliser
I think it's usually pretty obvious when something is an error fare.
Whether or not the airline decides to honour one, or to cancel, is a different question. The fact that BA hasn't cancelled the JNB/CPT fares doesn't mean that it was just a sale fare - it clearly wasn't.
I disagree. The main reason that people come across "error fares" is certain blogs screaming ERROR FARE / DON'T CALL THE AIRLINE / BOOK BEFORE IT'S GONE etc. But that's how they choose to market themselves as sources of good fare deals.
We wouldn't bad an eyelid if QR offered a sub £1,000 2-for-1 in J to virtually anywhere. So why must BA low fares be assumed to be mistakes?