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Old Jun 27, 2023 | 8:55 pm
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Originally Posted by jamar
Coming back to this- I've only ever seen ticket places sell shareholder discount vouchers for ANA/JAL, not full tickets like for trains.
There are "kiosks" that have flight & train tickets -- here is how the scam works.... Companies buy expensive Y tickets -- traveler purchases non-refundable (much cheaper) fare and sells their ticket to these places who then post it for sale -- traveler pockets the difference... We had to terminate two of our sales team for this in Tokyo - they made 10's of thousands by doing this....
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