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Old Jun 13, 2025 | 9:13 pm
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Originally Posted by Minos
Thanks a bunch for the detailed explanation. It does make sense.
Is it legal with regards to DOT guidelines to advertise a fare and then prevent you from actually booking it?
Feels like it is misleading (and annoying because you have to search whether this is just a fluke - which it is not - or a systemic problem.
Since they are only listing it as the lowest "potential" price and not showing it on any specific flight offerings, I doubt there is much DOT could do. If they quoted the cheaper QR fare on a specific set of flights, and then switched to a more expensive AS fare when you went to checkout, there would be a much stronger case.
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