Mistake fare LHR - TLV [Tickets now cancelled by BA]
Jun 21, 2018, 1:08 am
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additionally the test isn’t “did I have a reason” it’s what I posted above - did I know or ought to have known it was a mistake.
Jun 21, 2018, 1:18 am
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the thread title had a question mark when it first started and clearly in the first few posts there was some uncertainty about whether it was a mistake fare or a well priced sale fare.
additionally the test isn’t “did I have a reason” it’s what I posted above - did I know or ought to have known it was a mistake.
at Jun 12, 18, 9:17 am it was stated These fares book into 'B' inventory!
At Jun 12, 18, 9:37 am, you stated "I have been persuaded to book"
yet you suggest that you have no good reason to believe that that price was a mistake for a B class fare?
Jun 21, 2018, 1:21 am
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the fact it was cheap is not relevant, neither is the fact I booked because it was a very atttactive fare despite not previously having plans to book to TLV, that’s not the test as I noted above.Sure I booked because it was cheap and of course I didn’t have an intention of going to TLV before someone highlighted the fare. The test is did I know or ought to have known the time of booking that there was an error on the part of BA - well in my case no. I didn’t know the selling class and it was comparable to other carriers’ fares to TLV.
The fact you didn’t know the selling class is also relevant, but by no means conclusive either way.
Jun 21, 2018, 1:23 am
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The 1st post queried "Is this a mistake "
at Jun 12, 18, 9:17 am it was stated These fares book into 'B' inventory!
At Jun 12, 18, 9:37 am, you stated "I have been persuaded to book"
yet you suggest that you have no good reason to believe that that price was a mistake for a B class fare?
at Jun 12, 18, 9:17 am it was stated These fares book into 'B' inventory!
At Jun 12, 18, 9:37 am, you stated "I have been persuaded to book"
yet you suggest that you have no good reason to believe that that price was a mistake for a B class fare?
You are assuming I had read the thread before I booked as well which I hadn’t. I had seen the title but not opened it, I was persuaded by someone else through a different channel to book as this was a cheap fare. The timing of my booking email was 0032 on 12 June so not sure how that ties in with your timings.
I am clear in on what I believed when I booked even if you are struggling to believe it
Jun 21, 2018, 1:25 am
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Jun 21, 2018, 2:00 am
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I never booked the TLV flight but I don't believe KARFA when he states he didn't know it was a mistake fare.
He knew all about this one below and he had no hesitation in purchasing it knowing full well it was a mistake!
YET ANOTHER Bratwurst mistake price!!!!!
He knew all about this one below and he had no hesitation in purchasing it knowing full well it was a mistake!
YET ANOTHER Bratwurst mistake price!!!!!
Jun 21, 2018, 2:02 am
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Just a straw poll...
Had BA come along and said Ok, we’ll honour these tickets, but you have to accept the bucket was an obvious error, so you relinquish the error TPs and Avios, would there have been as much outrage and indignation, or is this, as some are intimating, actually about thinking you’d got something for nearly nothing and now you’ve got, well, nothing?
Seems to me it’s cool when the customer pulls a fast one at the company's expense, but the company’s the devil when they’re perceived to pull a fast one back, whether that’s what they’re doing or not...
That said, one wonders whether fare loading is a suitable placement for Apprentices... wouldn’t FT be mundane without them.
Had BA come along and said Ok, we’ll honour these tickets, but you have to accept the bucket was an obvious error, so you relinquish the error TPs and Avios, would there have been as much outrage and indignation, or is this, as some are intimating, actually about thinking you’d got something for nearly nothing and now you’ve got, well, nothing?
Seems to me it’s cool when the customer pulls a fast one at the company's expense, but the company’s the devil when they’re perceived to pull a fast one back, whether that’s what they’re doing or not...
That said, one wonders whether fare loading is a suitable placement for Apprentices... wouldn’t FT be mundane without them.
Jun 21, 2018, 2:14 am
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Just a straw poll...
Had BA come along and said Ok, we’ll honour these tickets, but you have to accept the bucket was an obvious error, so you relinquish the error TPs and Avios, would there have been as much outrage and indignation, or is this, as some are intimating, actually about thinking you’d got something for nearly nothing and now you’ve got, well, nothing?
Seems to me it’s cool when the customer pulls a fast one at the company's expense, but the company’s the devil when they’re perceived to pull a fast one back, whether that’s what they’re doing or not...
That said, one wonders whether fare loading is a suitable placement for Apprentices... wouldn’t FT be mundane without them.
Had BA come along and said Ok, we’ll honour these tickets, but you have to accept the bucket was an obvious error, so you relinquish the error TPs and Avios, would there have been as much outrage and indignation, or is this, as some are intimating, actually about thinking you’d got something for nearly nothing and now you’ve got, well, nothing?
Seems to me it’s cool when the customer pulls a fast one at the company's expense, but the company’s the devil when they’re perceived to pull a fast one back, whether that’s what they’re doing or not...
That said, one wonders whether fare loading is a suitable placement for Apprentices... wouldn’t FT be mundane without them.
1. Ba cancelled a whole 5days later
2. When I called on Friday the BA rep had no idea that they were actually cancelled, he told me that it was an it problem of the pnr not corresponding to the tickets, the tickets still being there.
3. I think the vouchers and the way the vouchers are/were being handled is the last straw. Making anyone almost go through hoops to be able to use them.
Jun 21, 2018, 2:22 am
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again the test isn’t “I had no good reason” and again I didn’t know what the fare class was when I booked.
You are assuming I had read the thread before I booked as well which I hadn’t. I had seen the title but not opened it, I was persuaded by someone else through a different channel to book as this was a cheap fare. The timing of my booking email was 0032 on 12 June so not sure how that ties in with your timings.
I am clear in on what I believed when I booked even if you are struggling to believe it
I find it very hard to believe that you had no thought that it was an error
Jun 21, 2018, 2:33 am
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I never booked the TLV flight but I don't believe KARFA when he states he didn't know it was a mistake fare.
He knew all about this one below and he had no hesitation in purchasing it knowing full well it was a mistake!
YET ANOTHER Bratwurst mistake price!!!!!
He knew all about this one below and he had no hesitation in purchasing it knowing full well it was a mistake!
YET ANOTHER Bratwurst mistake price!!!!!
If KARFA says he was not aware that this was a mistake fare then I for one will take his word for it. I’ve certainly argued the case with other error fares, including the one around late last year to South America which was clearly more obvious.
However, how does this fare differ from the TLL fare in J that was not a mistake or the GIB fare for £70 in Y. Both of these were/are great deals and not a mistake.
The real issue here, as far as I can see is not the fare but the booking class, and this was clearly not shown whilst booking. Therefore nobody would have known this until they had booked, and therefore would assume they were just getting a really good fare.
Jun 21, 2018, 2:34 am
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You are assuming I had read the thread before I booked as well which I hadn’t. I had seen the title but not opened it, I was persuaded by someone else through a different channel to book as this was a cheap fare. The timing of my booking email was 0032 on 12 June so not sure how that ties in with your timings.
You posted to this thread at 11.47pm on June 11th! Yet you claim you had not read or opened the thread before booking
Also some more recent comments on Omega here Booking through Omega Flight Store
Jun 21, 2018, 2:41 am
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The people I feel sorry for are those who booked this fare in good faith believing it to be a genuine fare and who are now, in some cases substantially, out of pocket for other expenses such as hotels, transfers etc. There will be a lot of people who now need to book replacement flights and might not be able to get them as cheaply with alternative carriers as they would have done when they booked these fares.
