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Old Feb 5, 2019, 12:46 pm
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hi55us
 
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Originally Posted by hockeyinsider
Umm, no.

I was looking at a booking for a friend, who needs to travel from Washington, D.C. to Taiwan. The economy airfare was $1,250.03 on Delta.com. At booking, I was given an outrageous buy-up offer of $22,938 for "flex business."

Who the hell pays that?

For what it's worth, I can buy legit international first-class for $13,000 and change.

People that want a fully-refundable business class ticket out of Washington DC. Which I'm guessing is a good number congress critters.
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