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NiftyDigits

malkie76 wrote: »

I guess that's as close as we'll get to actually agreeing on the point being raised. In my opinion past precedence is irrelevant. No amount of evidence showing something has or has not happened in the past has no bearing on customers buying tickets today.



Really?





That does come across slightly like a peeing contest.

Actually you are wrong. Even in law we have precedent.

Please post links to cases flying out of the UK or Europe, where error fares have not been honoured.

Can you not see the irony of you trying to call me childish?

I state my experience because it is relevant and also because of this earlier statement by dicky:

when (likely) far more experienced travellers are trying to offer advice

If someone how has more experience with 'error' fares, then they are welcome to come forward. That is the point of this forum, to share knowledge and experience. Cutting and pasting is fine, in conjunction with actual experiences.
You don't have any experience from which to recount.
If I am wrong, then correct me.

So less of the name calling and more facts if you please.

NiftyDigits

dickydonkin wrote: »

Have you not taken your medication today?

You don't know me - you don't know my travel patterns - and as I am the wrong side of fifty, over those years I can certainly state that I have travelled the world extensively - on many carriers, aircraft and cabins - thankfully nowadays moreso in the pointy end of the plane so I don't really look for the types of flights that you are referring to - or really care about your '20 years of flying' which keeps cropping up with monotonous regularity.


As alluded to upthread, you postings are aggressive and as I suggested earlier, just wait until you have had successful trip and come back and report that there were no issues -but you seem to be argumentative and dismiss every bit of advice/concern that is offered.

I couldn't care less if your trip is cancelled or if your trip is trouble free.

In your shoes, I would be delighted at bagging a flight at a great price and thanking all of the posters who issued a caveat in respect of purchasing a fare that may or may not be a glitch.

You are really embarrassing yourself.

So, your experience should prove valuable...have you had an error fare cancelled or subject to a price revision when flying out of UK and/or Europe?

Have you ever booked an error fare flying out of UK/Europe? If not, you have no experience in this matter, no matter how old or well travelled that you claim to be.

I have. Very many.

It appears that it is yourself amd malkie76 who has resorted to name calling.
Is that because you don't have experience with error fares and that you can't link to published evidence for flight out of UK/Europe?

malkie76

NiftyDigits wrote: »

Actually you are wrong. Even in law we have precedent.

The law is crystal clear in this situation. Airlines honouring error fares as a good will gesture does not create a precedent whereby airlines must operate in a specific way. There's no debate on this point; airlines do not need to honour error fares, and you have already agreed to this point (albeit indirectly)

NiftyDigits wrote: »

Please post links to cases flying out of the UK or Europe, where error fares have not been honoured.

Pointless, as it's completely irrelevant to the point being made.

I made a very clear point earlier, and it remains correct, and I genuinely have better things to do.

NiftyDigits

malkie76 wrote: »

The law is crystal clear in this situation. Airlines honouring error fares as a good will gesture does not create a precedent whereby airlines must operate in a specific way. There's no debate on this point; airlines do not need to honour error fares, and you have already agreed to this point (albeit indirectly)



Pointless, as it's completely irrelevant to the point being made.

I made a very clear point earlier, and it remains correct, and I genuinely have better things to do.

In others words, you cannot even link to a single incident of an 'error' fare flight out of the UK/Europe not being honoured.

malkie76, the master of cut and paste', but of no experience whatsoever.

NiftyDigits

I've been finding good deals for quite some time.

Flight number: BA2155
From: Gatwick (London) Terminal N
To: Bridgetown (Barbados)
Depart: Sep 2005 11:20
Arrive: Sep 2005 14:50
Class: World Traveller
Operated by: British Airways
Booking status: Confirmed

Flight number: BA2154
From: Bridgetown (Barbados)
To: Gatwick (London) Terminal N
Depart: Sep 2005 16:40
Arrive: Sep 2005 05:45
Class: World Traveller
Operated by: British Airways
Booking status: Confirmed

If any of your flights have an operating carrier of
Iberia/Aer Lingus, then please note there will be
a charge for refreshments in economy.

Please note that all flights are designated non-smoking.


Payment Type: Visa

Payment Total: GBP 188.20
Date / Issued by: Sep 2005 / British Airways, Newcastle, UK

Fare Details: GBP 95.00 + Tax/Fee/Charge GBP 93.20 = GBP 188.20

dickydonkin

NiftyDigits wrote: »

dickydonkin wrote: »

So, your experience should prove valuable...have you had an error fare cancelled or subject to a price revision when flying out of UK and/or Europe?

Have you ever booked an error fare flying out of UK/Europe? If not, you have no experience in this matter, no matter how old or well travelled that you claim to be.

No - for the very simple reason I have not booked one!

As I subscribe to many travel/flight forums, I am fully aware of the pitfalls that could occur - and this is what the more sensible posters on this thread are attempting (with great difficulty) to warn you that there could be issues - not that there will be.

I have booked many great 'genuine' fares over the years, however, in general, the fares you refer to (in a lot of cases) can require a positioning flight, ungodly flight times, long layovers, cramped cabins etc. and to be honest, such journeys do not appeal to me.

That is certainly not a criticism of those who do take these onerous flights as for many, it is an affordable option for them to see the world on a restricted budget.

dickydonkin

NiftyDigits wrote: »

I've been finding good deals for quite some time.

Flight number: BA2155
From: Gatwick (London) Terminal N
To: Bridgetown (Barbados)
Depart: Sep 2005 11:20
Arrive: Sep 2005 14:50
Class: World Traveller
Operated by: British Airways
Booking status: Confirmed

Flight number: BA2154
From: Bridgetown (Barbados)
To: Gatwick (London) Terminal N
Depart: Sep 2005 16:40
Arrive: Sep 2005 05:45
Class: World Traveller
Operated by: British Airways
Booking status: Confirmed

If any of your flights have an operating carrier of
Iberia/Aer Lingus, then please note there will be
a charge for refreshments in economy.

Please note that all flights are designated non-smoking.


Payment Type: Visa

Payment Total: GBP 188.20
Date / Issued by: Sep 2005 / British Airways, Newcastle, UK

Fare Details: GBP 95.00 + Tax/Fee/Charge GBP 93.20 = GBP 188.20

This is a trip from 2005? Your point?

duchy

Another one here who has used mistake fares many times.

It appears Malkie has no personal experience of using these types of fares so I guess people will choose whether to believe his opinion or that of those who actually have direct experience of using them.

dickydonkin

malkie76 wrote: »

The law is crystal clear in this situation. Airlines honouring error fares as a good will gesture does not create a precedent whereby airlines must operate in a specific way. There's no debate on this point; airlines do not need to honour error fares, and you have already agreed to this point (albeit indirectly)



Pointless, as it's completely irrelevant to the point being made.

I made a very clear point earlier, and it remains correct, and I genuinely have better things to do.

My bold.

I'm with you on this one.

My old dad used to say is such a situation, son, you are pi$$ing into the wind here!

.........I think we have wasted too much of our time on here - time that we will never get back!

NiftyDigits

dickydonkin wrote: »

NiftyDigits wrote: »

No - for the very simple reason I have not booked one!

As I subscribe to many travel/flight forums, I am fully aware of the pitfalls that could occur - and this is what the more sensible posters on this thread are attempting (with great difficulty) to warn you that there could be issues - not that there will be.

I have booked many great 'genuine' fares over the years, however, in general, the fares you refer to (in a lot of cases) can require a positioning flight, ungodly flight times, long layovers, cramped cabins etc. and to be honest, such journeys do not appeal to me.

That is certainly not a criticism of those who do take these onerous flights as for many, it is an affordable option for them to see the world on a restricted budget.

So you have no experience at all with 'error' fares. So why on earth are you posting?? malkie76 has already shown us that he can cut and paste from an American website.
The rest of your post is completely irrelevant.