SYD-PHE - $31, one way. QF!!!

[Oneworldplus2]

Hi All,
Go to QF website.
Seach Sydney to Port Hedland (via Perth)
January on these dates; 13,14,15, 20,21,22,23,24,27,28,29,30,31.

$31-$45, ONE WAY!

Question is, can you book these fare? YES you can.

l grabbed one in the off chance that l might be in Sydney the week before and need to get back to Perth. Now, since l only want to get to PER, can l just check in as normal and during the 4 hour transit, just leave, with my luggage too?

I've paid for it, can confirmed with my 6 PRN. Got the e-ticket too. Can QF charge me the difference, once they realise they made a mistake?

NICE.

 

[moa999]

Nice find, but nothing on the return

 

[Oneworldplus2]

I know.

But, if l'm flying from SYD to PER, it's a pretty cheap fare. QF stuff up somewhere along the line.

I also had a look on the avaliable flights and got myself on the A330.

 

[levelnine]

Excellent find. SYD-PER for $31 - can't beat that. Shame there is no way to get back cheaply otherwise I'd be very tempted for a SC run.

 

[significance]

Thanks. I've booked a ticket, too. Anyone know if they'll let me stop at Perth rather than going up to Port Headland?

 

[notzac]

Such a shame there's nothing from MEL .. from SYD, you could book two one-ways SYD-PER-PHE and PER-SYD for a nice weekend away in PER for $260. Not bad!!

 

[notzac]

Thanks. I've booked a ticket, too. Anyone know if they'll let me stop at Perth rather than going up to Port Headland?

No reason they wouldn't, they're two different flights after all ... they may not want to short check any bags though.

 

[philflyer]

I guess you could always get off in Perth and then buy a separate ticket back to Sydney. Whether you would still get the points for the Sydney to Perth trip I don't know.

 

[djfuzz]

In the event this is a mistake (guessing it would be), wouldn't QF be pulling the rug under it and refunding / not proceeding with the sale?

 

[significance]

In the event this is a mistake (guessing it would be), wouldn't QF be pulling the rug under it and refunding / not proceeding with the sale?

Probably, if more than a handful of us try to take advantage. Hence, I am going to wait a few days to see before booking my flight home.

 

[djfuzz]

Probably, if more than a handful of us try to take advantage. Hence, I am going to wait a few days to see before booking my flight home.

Good call - wearing an extra $7.70/pp credit card fee (which seems insane compared to a $31 fare!) is probably worth that risk.

 

[Oneworldplus2]

At the end of the day, SYD to PER for $38.48, to me is a good deal. Once payment has been made and e-ticket issued, QF don't have a leg to stand on. Then again, l might be somewhere else and have to do a no-show. I agree with other people though, same that there is no return for the same price range or else l would be doing a SC run.

A friend of mine told me a few years ago that KLM made a mistake on their website and had J seats from Oz to Europe for $100, return. A few people grabbed 'em and once payment and ticket issued, KLM had no choice but to honor it. I think that QF is in the same situation now.

 

[dajop]

Bug now fixed. Back at the correct price.

 

[yohy?!]

The display error on the website has been fixed - fares previously showing $31 now read $329

 

[djfuzz]

Without delving into QF's T&C's (which I don't have time for right now), situations like this in the past have been dealt with through an errors and omissions clause - which may not necessarily be valid or TPA-compliant, but are pretty difficult to successfully contest here.

I know people at Ozbargain.com.au have singled out Dell as a particularly bad offender by advertising insanely cheap printers / routers etc and then 'reneging' by claiming an error on their website.

In those cases, Dell did not honour the deal but offered a refund or a (negligible) 'discount'. I wonder how QF will respond.

 

[Flying Fox]

The display error on the website has been fixed - fares previously showing $31 now read $329

Looks like a typo or decimal place error.

 

[JohnK]

At the end of the day, SYD to PER for $38.48, to me is a good deal. Once payment has been made and e-ticket issued, QF don't have a leg to stand on. Then again, l might be somewhere else and have to do a no-show. I agree with other people though, same that there is no return for the same price range or else l would be doing a SC run.

You may be lucky if not many people booked the mistake airfare. I think QF can cancel the booking and refund your money if it was a genuine mistake airfare.

Didn't a whole lot of Air Canada bookings get cancelled a couple of years ago when they discovered people had taken advantage of a glitch in their system. From memory littl_flier had one of these bookings.

 

[djfuzz]

JohnK, I've been digging around trying to find the relevant T&Cs - there's nothing about E&Os in the QF.com terms of use or the ticket terms of carriage.

For the sake of certainty in booking the return, you'd hope it would be rectified / confirmed sooner rather than later - has anyone heard anything from Qantas about the bookings? Is the issuing of an e-ticket the end of the line as far as Qantas' ability to cancel on the basis of pricing / errors?

 

[aus_flyer]

Congrats to those who booked in time. Hope the bookings remain in place!

 

[JohnK]

JohnK, I've been digging around trying to find the relevant T&Cs - there's nothing about E&Os in the QF.com terms of use or the ticket terms of carriage.

You may well be right.

Not relevant to your booking but I have found something about website information for Qantas Holidays

Qantas Holidays Errors and faults

Perhaps there is something hidden on the Qantas website or even IATA. I hope the bookings are honoured by Qantas.