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Category Archives: Mistake Fares

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Delta Considers $2,700 A Mistake Fare…

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 18, 2022June 18, 2022 50 Comments
Delta Korean Air First Class Mistake Fare

I missed out on it personally, but many of you got in on a great deal from New York to Bali in Korean Air First Class booked with Delta Air Lines for $2,700. But two days later, Delta decided...

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Jail Time for Publishing a Mistake Fare?

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 4, 2018May 4, 2018 6 Comments
mistake fares

A German court has ruled that websites can be fined and owners jailed for publishing so-called “mistake” fares. The ruling comes out of Bavaria, a more conservative and business-friendly region of the German Republic. Lufthansa sued a travel website...

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Air FranceLaw In TravelMistake Fares

Air France Writes Me, Issues Refund

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 16, 2018January 15, 2018 10 Comments
Air France First Class Refund Letter

Last week I noted that it had been more than 18 days since Air France cancelled my first class ticket and 1.) I still had not been notified and 2.) my money was still being held. Well, Air France...

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Air FranceLaw In TravelMistake Fares

Air France Holding My Money, Hasn’t Reached Out…22 Days Later

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 9, 2018January 9, 2018 36 Comments

It has been 22 days since I booked a suspiciously cheap Air France first class fare. While Air France cancelled the ticket four days after booking, it still has not refunded my money or even reached out to me...

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FrontierLaw In TravelMistake Fares

Real or Mistake? Frontier Airlines Slashes Fares by 99%

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 3, 2018January 3, 2018 5 Comments
Frontier Airlines Fare Sale

Since the subject of “mistake fares” seems to be a recurring theme on this blog, let me ask you this: is 99% off too good to be true? Frontier closed 2017 with a 99% off sale using the promo...

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Air France Cancels My First Class Reservation…96 Hours Later

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 23, 2017December 23, 2017 22 Comments

I’ll be honest…I thought I had squeaked by. But no, Air France has now cancelled my first class reservation…four days after ticketing it. While most people booked Los Angeles (LAX) or San Francisco (SFO) to Paris, I booked San...

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Air FranceMistake Fares

Dear Air France, If You Cancel My First Class Ticket, I WON’T Sue You

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 19, 2017December 19, 2017 31 Comments
Air France First Class Mistake

Unlike the SWISS First Class award redemption controversy, today’s Air France first class deal was a pricing mistake. I knew it, everyone knew it. I did manage to book a ticket…from 38,000 feet above the air over Turkey…I’ll detail...

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Mistake Fares

Making $1500 Flying A Mistake Fare

Kyle Stewart Posted onDecember 3, 2017September 15, 2021 14 Comments

We booked a mistake fare back to England to see friends and visit the Christmas Markets. Mistake fares always present outsized value for the product sold, but on this occasion we got all of our money back and profited...

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Mistake Fares

Putting the ‘Mistake’ in Mistake Fare

Kyle Stewart Posted onNovember 26, 2017September 15, 2021 2 Comments
Air Transat A310

I posted some time ago about the tremendous deal/mistake fare that was offered by Air Transat from several airports in Canada to several airports in Europe. I wasn’t sure at the time if this was just a great deal...

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Law In TravelMistake FaresVirgin Australia

Virgin Australia’s Unethical Move to Cancel Cheap Tickets

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 9, 2017November 9, 2017 8 Comments
Virgin Australia Mistake Fares

You may be unethical if you book fares you think are “mistake” fares but one airline is certainly unethical for waiting NINE DAYS to cancel a cheaply-priced economy class ticket is blames on “human error”. Let’s all give a...

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AnalysisMistake Fares

US Travelers Deserve Better Airfare Protection

Kyle Stewart Posted onSeptember 17, 2017September 16, 2021 9 Comments
RyanAir - Free Use Image

Europe has been a model citizen for protecting consumer rights when it comes to air travel. The US led the world in protecting customers just a couple of years ago but has since gone away from recent reforms. With...

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Mistake Fares

Is It A Mistake Or Sale?

Kyle Stewart Posted onSeptember 3, 2017September 16, 2021 4 Comments
RyanAir 737-800 flying somewhere for practically nothing.

Air travelers have had some amazing opportunities in the last couple of weeks to snag fantastic flights at low prices. While some sales are announced, others are not. Pricing mistakes also occur and there are different rules that govern...

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Mistake Fares

Europe from $141 in Coach – $700s in Business

Kyle Stewart Posted onSeptember 1, 2017September 16, 2021 4 Comments
Air Transat

On the heels of a few great weeks of fare mistakes or fare sales (who can tell any more?) there is a new one on the market today and you had better act fast.  If you are considering booking travel or signing...

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AustraliaMistake FaresQatar AirwaysUnited AirlinesWeekend Digest

Live and Let’s Fly Weekend Digest: August 06, 2017

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 6, 2017August 6, 2017 2 Comments
Cheap Australia Business Class

A very pleasant evening to you from Los Angeles, where I was happy to spend the entire week at home with my wife and son ahead of a major trip coming up this week (details coming). Two major “sale”...

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ANAMistake FaresMusings

How I Scored an Incredible $600 R/T Business Class Fare to Australia

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 5, 2017 16 Comments
Cheap Business Class Ticket Australia

When a good deal surfaces, you cannot wait to book it. Even a few minutes. Earlier today I saw a post from View from the Wing highlighting an incredible deal from Vancouver to Sydney, Australia on All Nippon Airways...

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Live and Let’s Fly Weekend Digest: May 28, 2017

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 28, 2017May 28, 2017 Leave a Comment
Qantas First Class Seat

A pleasant Sunday evening to you from warm and sunny Los Angeles. I’m back from my latest trip to China/Thailand/Laos/Bangladesh/England/Spain and am looking forward to a couple weeks at home. My travails with Ethiopian Airlines have drawn out strong...

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Mistake FaresUnited Airlines

FOIA Request from U.S. DOT Arrives over United Danish Kroner Mistake Fare

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 12, 2015December 5, 2016 6 Comments

After the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) sided with United Airlines, allowing the carrier to rescind super-cheap first class fares that exploited a pricing glitch on its Danish website, I was curious to see how cozy the relationship...

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Mistake Fares

DOT Suspends Consumer Protection for Purchased Airline Mistake Fares but Opens New Loophole

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 12, 2015December 5, 2016 2 Comments

As expected, the U.S. Department of Transportation has rolled back its explicit mandate that airlines honor mistake fares but in doing so has opened up a new loophole that may give carriers an even bigger headache when they inevitably...

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Mistake Fares

Why consumers still need the Department of Transportation’s consumer protection: CFR 399.88

Kyle Stewart Posted onMarch 24, 2015September 16, 2021 Leave a Comment
mistake fares

This is why consumers still need the Department of Transportation’s consumer protection CFR 399.88: Mistake Fares. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com. If you haven’t followed us on Facebook or Instagram, add us...

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American Airlines $450 Business Class Fare to China Update

Kyle Stewart Posted onMarch 19, 2015September 16, 2021 1 Comment

American Airlines issued business class tickets to China for $450 as part of a mistake fare. This post is an update in regards to that mistake fare.  If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click...

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