<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by letiole:
idealflyer wrote:
I'm completely unclear on how something like an email list that everyone is on is really any different than posting directly to the board. Couldn't people on the list be the very ones tipping off airlines for a profit?
As for errors, ethical discussions aside, don't you think the airline or hotels notice this when there's a flood of reservations coming in? That would happen whether it's on the board or on an emailed list. On the errors, what I've noticed from past threads is it tends to be FTers who make reservations and then call the hotel or airline to make sure their reservation will be honored who first tip the corporate folks off that they've got a mistake out there. </font>
There is more a chance of the airlines lurking than being on the list I believe and do not really see how someone could profit by telling the airlines. For every one of us that posts, there has to be about 10 people who prefer not to register and post.
Airlines like banks play by their own rules and many will with little notice, change the rules to their advantage when necessary. Therefore I cheer when the little man gets a little edge or advantage. Like someone once said, a bank will loan you an umbrella when it is sunny and will take it back when it begins raining.
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If it is such a small world, why have I been on this airplane for more than 12 hours?!?