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Old Dec 30, 2018 | 1:59 pm
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Originally Posted by username
Wouldn't this kind of stuff (i.e displaying one fare, selling another - even though it is to the consumer's advantage) get UA fined by the DOT?
The "error" is corrected on the next screen where the actual fare is displayed. There's no deception.
Originally Posted by docbert
But that $800 fare isn't really a flexible fare anyway - although obviously that depends on how you define flexible.
Have to disagree with that. "Flexible" means refundable (typically with a penalty). There are lots of $120 change fee TPACs which are not refundable, and thus not flexible.
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