Qantas Error Fare: First Class to Los Angeles from Sydney $4,299 return @qantas.com (several dates incuding xmas holidays)

[Quickstatus]

comparing against award flights.

Which type of award?

It's the grossly uneven playing field and 'thumb-our-nose-at-you' approach from most that really gets on my nerves.

So a "sale" fare could be a "mistake " whenever the airline deems it to be

 

[MEL_Traveller]

So a "sale" fare could be a "mistake " whenever the airline deems it to be

No. Whether a fare is a mistake is a matter of fact. It either is, or it isn’t. Any claim would need to be supported by evidence that would satisfy legal scrutiny.

Even if it is a mistake, it doesn’t necessarily allow the ticket to be voided. It has to be ‘obvious’ for a start under QF’s contract of carriage. Outside the contract of carriage, if an airline is going to argue cancellation on the grounds of mistake, it has to satisfy a number of elements. Which may or may not be easy, depending on the circumstances.

 

[CaptJCool]

With the usual airfare Sydney - LAX being
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That’s 18.8% of usual fare
Noting travel industry / QF employee opportunities might be 10% plus standby

With The sale fare being

 

[snabbu]

Received my $200 Amex credit for the fully refunded fare. Fingers crossed it doesn't get reversed.

 

[Gold Member]

Received my $200 Amex credit for the fully refunded fare. Fingers crossed it doesn't get reversed.

If the refund value is identical to that paid, the Amex credit will very likely be removed.

 

[muppet]

If the refund value is identical to that paid, the Amex credit will very likely be removed.

They refunded it in two transactions, fare and CC fee, but charged it as a single transaction. So I guess we will see.

 

[Gold Member]

They refunded it in two transactions, fare and CC fee, but charged it as a single transaction. So I guess we will see.

That might actually work in your favour. Good luck!

 

[joelby]

Just arrived in Portland this evening. Qantas staff were fantastic. I guess there was no flag on the booking indicating that I should be treated with contempt for paying so little! Unfortunately no points upgrade to First, but fingers crossed for the trip home.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Just arrived in Portland this evening. Qantas staff were fantastic. I guess there was no flag on the booking indicating that I should be treated with contempt for paying so little! Unfortunately no points upgrade to First, but fingers crossed for the trip home.

Were you on the 11, departing 4 Nov?

 

[SydneySwan]

Just arrived in Portland this evening. Qantas staff were fantastic. I guess there was no flag on the booking indicating that I should be treated with contempt for paying so little! Unfortunately no points upgrade to First, but fingers crossed for the trip home.

So no inadvertent spilling of red wine over your trousers, or serving of a tasteless special meal that you hadn't ordered, or change of seat to the windowless window seat that you had apparently requested, etc.