[PREM FARE GONE] Dub jfk $523 J on BA roundtrip
Jan 10, 2023, 6:34 am
#62
Join Date: Dec 2022
Posts: 27
Jan 10, 2023, 6:38 am
#63
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: London, UK
Posts: 5,660
Appreciate that BA has cancelled these error fare before, but having made my booking on BA.com, and having had it ticket, I don’t see how they can justify cancelling it (per their own conditions of carriage which govern the booking and I agreed to by booking). I get the sentiment that ‘it’s an error fare, don’t take the mick’ but if they hold people to account using their conditions of carriage, it’s only fair we do the same back.
Genuinely interested, has anyone got any idea of how they could cancel genuine bookings made on their own website / app that they have then ticketed? Anyone got any views? Maybe AnonBA.
The other ones they’ve cancelled seem to have been through OTAs rather than their own selling system.
Genuinely interested, has anyone got any idea of how they could cancel genuine bookings made on their own website / app that they have then ticketed? Anyone got any views? Maybe AnonBA.
The other ones they’ve cancelled seem to have been through OTAs rather than their own selling system.
Jan 10, 2023, 6:39 am
#64
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 99
And you don't think that the person you spoke to, who spends their entire life giving prices for air fares, wouldn't notice that there was a mistake with the price?
To be fair, you probably saved a lot of people the hassle of booking and having their fares cancelled.
To be fair, you probably saved a lot of people the hassle of booking and having their fares cancelled.
Jan 10, 2023, 6:40 am
#65
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: ASE
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First rule of such fares is you DON'T CALL THE AIRLINE. PERIOD. Until the dust settles and the airline has acknowledged publicly that they will honor the fares. Selfishness like this is what ruins the fares for everybody else. But congratulations for benefiting.
Jan 10, 2023, 6:40 am
#66
Join Date: Oct 2018
Programs: BAEC Gold, Hilton Diamond, Avis PC
Posts: 263
Appreciate BA have cancelled these flights previously, but do you know under which clause of their T&Cs (conditions of carriage) they did this under?
Jan 10, 2023, 6:40 am
#67
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: Cork, Ireland
Programs: BAEC Gold, TK Elite, HH Diamond
Posts: 259
what do you think happens when they see a price that's multiple standard deviations lower than any other day? do they just go "oh I have a great fare for you that happens to be the cheapest in the history of this route, shall I book it for you my lord?"
Jan 10, 2023, 6:41 am
#69
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Marseille, France
Programs: AF Plat Ultimate, BA GGL, MS Elite
Posts: 475
When J pax are paying a lot, someone calls and she finds a dirt cheap tix in J. Things can move quickly.
I don't blame you for trying to get the deal yourself but refrain from doing so next time
Now, while it was true for years, algorithmic kicked in, when people are looking or buying a specific route at the same time.. it's a red flag..
Jan 10, 2023, 6:45 am
#71
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 99
It's the "We don't give a flying f*ck about our customers so we're gonna do what ever we want, if you don't like it, you can f*ck right off" Clause. I can't remember what article number it is in the T&Cs
Jan 10, 2023, 6:49 am
#72
Join Date: Dec 2022
Posts: 27
And you don't think that the person you spoke to, who spends their entire life giving prices for air fares, wouldn't notice that there was a mistake with the price?
To be fair, you probably saved a lot of people the hassle of booking and having their fares cancelled.
To be fair, you probably saved a lot of people the hassle of booking and having their fares cancelled.
the snark is unnecessary though. Hopefully it made you feel better.
Jan 10, 2023, 6:49 am
#73
Join Date: Sep 2015
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Jan 10, 2023, 6:50 am
#74
Join Date: Jun 2014
Programs: UA Premier 1K, *A Gold
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Jan 10, 2023, 6:52 am
#75
Join Date: Dec 2022
Posts: 27
Yeah but it does ring a bell for the agent on the line.
When J pax are paying a lot, someone calls and she finds a dirt cheap tix in J. Things can move quickly.
I don't blame you for trying to get the deal yourself but refrain from doing so next time
Now, while it was true for years, algorithmic kicked in, when people are looking or buying a specific route at the same time.. it's a red flag..
When J pax are paying a lot, someone calls and she finds a dirt cheap tix in J. Things can move quickly.
I don't blame you for trying to get the deal yourself but refrain from doing so next time
Now, while it was true for years, algorithmic kicked in, when people are looking or buying a specific route at the same time.. it's a red flag..