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Category Archives: Mistake Fares

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
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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, 2015November 14, 2023 1 Comment
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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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Legal Analysis of DOT Decision to Back United on Cancelled Mistake Fares

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 25, 2015December 5, 2016 5 Comments

The U.S. DOT has issued its verdict on United Airlines’ unilateral decision to cancel thousands of cheap first class tickets, ruling that it will not take action against United for failing to honor the fare. Although this ruling comes...

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Why United Airlines Must Honor Its Errors

Matthew Klint Posted onSeptember 18, 2013December 9, 2016 11 Comments

Imagine you are looking for an award trip to Toronto with your spouse and infant child and are open to routing, travel dates, and enroute stops–you just want the best deal. You have United miles and use united.com to...

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United Will Honor $0 Mistake Fares

Matthew Klint Posted onSeptember 14, 2013December 9, 2016 1 Comment

United Airlines announced on Twitter yesterday that it would honor the mistake fares that allowed many to book fares for as little as $5 round-trip. The wording is important–while legacy United explicitly vowed to honor fare mistakes, United doing...

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Massive Fare Mistake Leads to $0 Domestic Tickets on United Airlines

Matthew Klint Posted onSeptember 12, 2013December 9, 2016 4 Comments

Someone must be sweating tonight, as United Airlines has confirmed (though it was quite obvious) that human error led to a widespread “fare sale” today in which domestic trips ranging from shorthaul flights from Minneapolis to Houston to longhauls...

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A Great Price on Myanmar-Canada Fares and Why You Should Consider It

Kyle Stewart Posted onAugust 17, 2012November 14, 2023 Leave a Comment
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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 today. Here’s the deal for those who want to race over and book right away. ...

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Sometimes It’s NOT Too Good To Be True

Kyle Stewart Posted onAugust 9, 2012September 16, 2021 Leave a Comment
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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 today. Mistake Fares There have been quite a few mistake fares the past few months. ...

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United Waited Too Long to Cancel the 4-Mile Hong Kong Award Tickets

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 21, 2012December 9, 2016 3 Comments

A few days ago, I wrote about the uneasy tension I was experiencing over United Airlines’ 4-mile round-trip deal to China. After taking advantage of nearly every major “mistake” fare over the last several years, I suddenly found myself...

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United Airlines’ 4-Mile First Class Fares: The Spirit Versus the Letter of the Law

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 17, 2012December 9, 2016 14 Comments

A flurry of commentary has poured forth today over the 4-mile United Airlines First Class award redemptions to China available briefly yesterday on united.com. As a frequent traveler who has cashed in on many “mistake” fares in the past...

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8 Countries and Three Continents for Less than $1,000

Kyle Stewart Posted onJune 14, 2012November 14, 2023 Leave a Comment
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As part of my personal evolution as a travel blogger, this is an early post from my solo blog, TheTripSherpa.com. I later transitioned to Upgrd.com where I joined Matthew and other talented writers (including my wife) which would then merge...

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Bad News For Us: A Discussion on Airline Mistake Fares

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 25, 2010 5 Comments

Nicholas Kralev’s mistake fare column was superior because it featured yours truly, but Scott McCartney’s latest column on mistake fares is well done. I particularly liked this: UAL Corp.’s United Airlines, Continental Airlines Inc., Southwest Airlines Co., JetBlue AirwaysCorp. and Singapore Airlines all say their policy is...

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