(Gone) RGN - SFO in F $450 one way AI; other N. America cities included
May 3, 2012, 3:24 am
#1576
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First KE.
Then the rest will follow.
KE can also search out any tickets with their flight number , in any itinerary originating from RGN in the last say, 48 hours. All they need to do is cancel their portion of the reservation and effectively your entire ticket is rendered useless. Basically any airline can do that on a multiple airline/segmented ticket.
Then the rest will follow.
KE can also search out any tickets with their flight number , in any itinerary originating from RGN in the last say, 48 hours. All they need to do is cancel their portion of the reservation and effectively your entire ticket is rendered useless. Basically any airline can do that on a multiple airline/segmented ticket.
May 3, 2012, 3:25 am
#1577
Join Date: Jan 2012
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RGN - SFO in F $450 one way AI; other N. America cities included, prices vary
I have a flight departing from Rgn to Bos next week. Should get my visa monday. Yes I an a risk taker.
May 3, 2012, 3:27 am
#1578
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May 3, 2012, 3:41 am
#1581
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Received vayama cancellation after ticketing. They reference KE in the letter but I booked mine with TG/NH/NH.
Dear Customer –
Yesterday, May 1, 2012, you completed a booking through our website which we are unable to satisfy due to a fare filing error causing the fares at that time to be artificially lower than required.
As a result of this error we have been informed by our Airline partner, Korean Airlines, of the need to cancel the booking and provide you with a full refund.
Although not what we prefer, this action is in compliance with the Terms and Conditions to which you agreed to at the time of booking. Specifically stated:
Vayama reserves the right to cancel a reservation and provide full refund of all charges on this request in case of fare errors, incorrect fare rules, system errors, availability problems, reservations not confirmed by carriers, and other technical issues that may prohibit Vayama from fulfilling a customer's reservation at the cost provided and in a timely manner.
The issue causing the pricing error has been corrected. With that being the case, we encourage you to return to our website to review pricing and flight options which meet your travel budget and needs.
We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.
Regards,
Vayama
Ticket Details
Ticket ID:
Department: CS - USA
Type: Issue
Dear Customer –
Yesterday, May 1, 2012, you completed a booking through our website which we are unable to satisfy due to a fare filing error causing the fares at that time to be artificially lower than required.
As a result of this error we have been informed by our Airline partner, Korean Airlines, of the need to cancel the booking and provide you with a full refund.
Although not what we prefer, this action is in compliance with the Terms and Conditions to which you agreed to at the time of booking. Specifically stated:
Vayama reserves the right to cancel a reservation and provide full refund of all charges on this request in case of fare errors, incorrect fare rules, system errors, availability problems, reservations not confirmed by carriers, and other technical issues that may prohibit Vayama from fulfilling a customer's reservation at the cost provided and in a timely manner.
The issue causing the pricing error has been corrected. With that being the case, we encourage you to return to our website to review pricing and flight options which meet your travel budget and needs.
We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.
Regards,
Vayama
Ticket Details
Ticket ID:
Department: CS - USA
Type: Issue
May 3, 2012, 4:36 am
#1585
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Is anyone truly surprised to see their tickets being cancelled?
The first sign of a mistake fare to the airline or OTA is when an incredible amount of bookings come through for the same routing in a very short amount of time, and of course when it garners the attention of 100+ pages on FT
Dare i mention the huge influx of bookings from RGN of all places??
Remember, too many cooks often spoil the soup!!
The first sign of a mistake fare to the airline or OTA is when an incredible amount of bookings come through for the same routing in a very short amount of time, and of course when it garners the attention of 100+ pages on FT
Dare i mention the huge influx of bookings from RGN of all places??
Remember, too many cooks often spoil the soup!!
May 3, 2012, 4:46 am
#1586
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None of the ones originally booked through SilkAir a month ago have been cancelled. These tickets were exclusively on SQ and MI.
Haven't heard of any cancellations through travelocity yet. Great fun watching this go by.
Haven't heard of any cancellations through travelocity yet. Great fun watching this go by.
May 3, 2012, 4:49 am
#1587
Join Date: May 2012
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Is anyone truly surprised to see their tickets being cancelled?
The first sign of a mistake fare to the airline or OTA is when an incredible amount of bookings come through for the same routing in a very short amount of time, and of course when it garners the attention of 100+ pages on FT
Dare i mention the huge influx of bookings from RGN of all places??
Remember, too many cooks often spoil the soup!!
The first sign of a mistake fare to the airline or OTA is when an incredible amount of bookings come through for the same routing in a very short amount of time, and of course when it garners the attention of 100+ pages on FT
Dare i mention the huge influx of bookings from RGN of all places??
Remember, too many cooks often spoil the soup!!
Too many members here and on the Australian site?
Let's get rid of some, particularly like me a "Newbie"
May 3, 2012, 4:58 am
#1588
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Status update
My KE stock travelocity booking in F is still ticketed.
My LX stock Vayama booking in J is still ticketed.
My KE stock Vayama booking in F got canned 12 hours after ticketing.
I think Travelocity is just slower than Vayama. They will cancel me soon, fairly sure.
For the J ticket on LX stock (departure is 10 days from now), I am still hopeful.
My LX stock Vayama booking in J is still ticketed.
My KE stock Vayama booking in F got canned 12 hours after ticketing.
I think Travelocity is just slower than Vayama. They will cancel me soon, fairly sure.
For the J ticket on LX stock (departure is 10 days from now), I am still hopeful.
May 3, 2012, 5:19 am
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Those of you with your panties in bunch about suing.
Let's just say your tickets weren't cancelled and you haul you cookies over to RGN, you check in and upon arrival at the gate the GA tells you...
Uhh, there seems to be a mistake, this ticket is actually $XX,XXX and we need to collect the additional revenue. We can't let you board unless you pay the additional costs.
Who is prepared to deal with that?
It's happened to me and to be honest, I raised a stink and they looked at me and said, do you want on the plane or not?
This lawsuit bizness won't mean jack in Myanmar and it doesn't mean jack here. Any lawyer worth their hourly rate will simply pull up Flyer Talk and use this thread to defend the fact that we ALL KNEW this was a mistake.
I hope it sticks.
Look what happened with KE and ROR.
This price is INSANE.
I purchased 3 tickets because the price was so unbelievable.
These are paraphrases of comments I've read and so...
do we really have any room to sue?
Granted it's not like the other mistakes, because this is rooted in currency conversions and not some FAT FINGER issue of days past. And I'm by no means on board with these cancellations, but did they happen within 24 hours? Were they with less than trustworthy companies?
Finally, this is a serious issue that the (FT) powers that be have to deal with. They've gotten TOO big and when something like this appears, it ultimately kills it for EVERYONE.
I for one am all about paid subscriptions at this point
Especially if it will help separate the men/women from the boys/girls.
Let's just say your tickets weren't cancelled and you haul you cookies over to RGN, you check in and upon arrival at the gate the GA tells you...
Uhh, there seems to be a mistake, this ticket is actually $XX,XXX and we need to collect the additional revenue. We can't let you board unless you pay the additional costs.
Who is prepared to deal with that?
It's happened to me and to be honest, I raised a stink and they looked at me and said, do you want on the plane or not?
This lawsuit bizness won't mean jack in Myanmar and it doesn't mean jack here. Any lawyer worth their hourly rate will simply pull up Flyer Talk and use this thread to defend the fact that we ALL KNEW this was a mistake.
I hope it sticks.
Look what happened with KE and ROR.
This price is INSANE.
I purchased 3 tickets because the price was so unbelievable.
These are paraphrases of comments I've read and so...
do we really have any room to sue?
Granted it's not like the other mistakes, because this is rooted in currency conversions and not some FAT FINGER issue of days past. And I'm by no means on board with these cancellations, but did they happen within 24 hours? Were they with less than trustworthy companies?
Finally, this is a serious issue that the (FT) powers that be have to deal with. They've gotten TOO big and when something like this appears, it ultimately kills it for EVERYONE.
I for one am all about paid subscriptions at this point
Especially if it will help separate the men/women from the boys/girls.
It is important to keep in mind that is all well and good that many will just "move-on". It is a critical stage to get rid of many/most parties that will just disappear. It is only then that the airlines and ticketing agents will start to negotiate. I can tell you from experience that in some cases "error" fares resulted in people getting nothing, while on the other hand some here got very valuable rewards for their insistence/lawsuits. There have been some that have been generous enough to where there still are gag orders in effect. Therefore I say to the more determined and willing, to let the armchair lawyers give their monday morning quarterback reports and allow the folks that do not intend to carry on a fight to quietly exit stage left.
Last edited by psyflyer; May 3, 2012 at 6:05 am Reason: sp
May 3, 2012, 5:45 am
#1590
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I woke up to find my DL-issued ticket RGN-SIN-LHR-DTW cancelled, no KE segments, booked on Vayama morning of 5/1. Generic E-mail received overnight mentioning KE even though no KE segments. The ticket was just over $1K and was hoping it might fly under the radar.
A ticket booked on another site on night of 5/1 on TG, NH, and UA is still intact, but who knows for how long.
It was fun while it lasted...
A ticket booked on another site on night of 5/1 on TG, NH, and UA is still intact, but who knows for how long.
It was fun while it lasted...