Delta joins Sprit on the "naughty" list....
Nov 28, 2012, 6:47 am
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I remember seeing a photo of a bottle of water at a hotel labelled "Just $6.95". Sorry, hotel, you ain't foolin' anybody.
Nov 28, 2012, 6:50 am
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Nov 28, 2012, 6:54 am
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It seems to me that if there's an issue with the "flex this fare" option, it's that the additional price is quoted on a one-way rather than RT basis when a RT ticket is being purchased and there's no way at that point to pick the flexibility for only one direction. However, of course one could go back and re-do the booking with a flexible fare to see the RT price or one could purchase two one way tickets with only one of them being flexible or obviously or one could call DL and ask for a RT on one PNR using the flexible fare in one direction.
Nov 28, 2012, 7:58 am
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Maybe it's just because I went to Catholic schools and am now a lapsed Catholic, but I actually prefer fraternizing with naughty people. Now let me go book my flight on Delta.
Nov 28, 2012, 8:07 am
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I agree with MSPeconomist that quoting the cost one-way is wrong; that should be just as disallowed as quoting one-way fares, unless it can actually be purchased. The same applies to upgrades, when they quote "per segment" but the real cost (if I try to buy only for some segments) is a lot higher.
Nov 28, 2012, 8:48 am
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Consider the Source
For quite a while Consumer Reports has long stopped being about unbiased reviews and more about advocacy of a position.
There expert reviews are a joke of you know anything about the industry or items they are reviewing.
Most of the time they produce these lists, you can usually trace it back to some position that CR is pushing that the company listed disagrees with.
CR is junk science at its worse.
There expert reviews are a joke of you know anything about the industry or items they are reviewing.
Most of the time they produce these lists, you can usually trace it back to some position that CR is pushing that the company listed disagrees with.
CR is junk science at its worse.
Nov 28, 2012, 8:52 am
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It's a shame. Many years ago they seemed respectable and respected.
Nov 28, 2012, 9:02 am
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It's funny to read the disparaging comments about CR from the Delta lovefest crew 
This from CR mission statement - "Consumer Reports is an expert, independent, nonprofit organization whose mission is to work for a fair, just, and safe marketplace for all consumers and to empower consumers to protect themselves".
I respect CR, but I never consider their opinions as gospel. They approach things from the consumers standpoint. I'd say most unbiased folks would say they were spot on on Delta and the poor value provided by the "flex" fare purchase.
This from CR mission statement - "Consumer Reports is an expert, independent, nonprofit organization whose mission is to work for a fair, just, and safe marketplace for all consumers and to empower consumers to protect themselves".
I respect CR, but I never consider their opinions as gospel. They approach things from the consumers standpoint. I'd say most unbiased folks would say they were spot on on Delta and the poor value provided by the "flex" fare purchase.
Nov 28, 2012, 9:03 am
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Also, some government employees are required to book refundable airfare.
Nov 28, 2012, 9:05 am
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