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Could a mistake fare of the magnitude United experienced be considered the equivalent of being diagnosed with, and suffering from, a Stage 2 cancer? Curable, but costly and sure to take a toll on United’s health and well being.
Shortly after the fallout from the recent United mistake fare is sorted, the Department of Transportation will not attempt to parse who is and isn’t acting in bad faith at all and will instead employ a more broad brush approach.
The initial report regarding how United intends to handle the mistake fares that were booked this morning, as reported by Ben Mutzabaugh at USA Today, is that United will NOT be honoring all of the tickets purchased. Notice the emphasized words. FlyerTalkers aren’t quite ready to give up the fight based on this news. Off…
A mistake fare that caused tickets between Europe and the U.S. to price out at about $100 has been fixed. But that doesn’t mean the fun is over. In fact, in many ways the fun is just beginning.
