https://community.qvc.com/t5/Travel/%EF%B8%8F-Airline-Fare-Errors-Cheap-Fares/m-p/4246333#M6943 <P>Must have been a computer error, but I once got a first class ticket for less than economy. It was really nice because it was a long flight. Too bad that will never happen again.</P> Sun, 26 Nov 2017 03:44:09 GMT debcakes 2017-11-26T03:44:09Z https://community.qvc.com/t5/Travel/%EF%B8%8F-Airline-Fare-Errors-Cheap-Fares/m-p/4245122#M6936 <P><FONT size="2" color="#993300"><STRONG>A computer error caused Delta Air Lines to offer super-low fares a few years ago that were up to 90% below regular prices, including a $35 one-way ticket from Raleigh, N.C., to Philadelphia.</STRONG></FONT><BR /><BR /><FONT size="2" color="#993300"><STRONG>The Atlanta-based carrier caught the mistake within a few hours but not before the cheap flights were booked by some lucky travelers.</STRONG></FONT><BR /><BR /><FONT size="2" color="#993300"><STRONG>A travel website announced this week that it is adding a service that can look for and display errors that lead to extremely low fares.</STRONG></FONT><BR /><BR /><FONT size="2" color="#993300"><STRONG>Cheapflightsfinder.com said it can find error fares by tracking the lowest fares on “over 1,200 sources” and then comparing those prices with the price for the same flights on other search engines.</STRONG></FONT><BR /><BR /><FONT size="2" color="#993300"><STRONG>The website, based in Britain, said it has already found several super-cheap deals, including a round trip from San Francisco to London for $367 and New York to Paris for $346.</STRONG></FONT><BR /><BR /><FONT size="2" color="#993300"><STRONG>“Error fares can occur due to a multitude of reasons — sometimes it is due to a misplaced decimal point, a currency conversion mistake or even human error during data entry,” the company said in a news release.</STRONG></FONT><BR /><BR /><FONT size="2" color="#993300"><STRONG>But the travel website warned that airlines are under no obligation to honor the error fares. Because of that, the site offers this advice: “Book quickly before the airline figure out what’s up.”</STRONG></FONT></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><FONT size="2" color="#993300"><STRONG>ARTICLE LINK---&gt;</STRONG></FONT><A href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-travel-briefcase-errors-20171125-story.html" target="_self">Travel site looks for errors that produce ultra-cheap air fares</A></P> Sat, 25 Nov 2017 16:08:32 GMT https://community.qvc.com/t5/Travel/%EF%B8%8F-Airline-Fare-Errors-Cheap-Fares/m-p/4245122#M6936 Mz iMac 2017-11-25T16:08:32Z https://community.qvc.com/t5/Travel/%EF%B8%8F-Airline-Fare-Errors-Cheap-Fares/m-p/4245126#M6937 <P>I booked a flight for Christmas yesterday.&nbsp; Delta was what it always is.&nbsp; United was about $200 less, so that sealed the deal.</P> Sat, 25 Nov 2017 16:12:27 GMT https://community.qvc.com/t5/Travel/%EF%B8%8F-Airline-Fare-Errors-Cheap-Fares/m-p/4245126#M6937 GCR18 2017-11-25T16:12:27Z https://community.qvc.com/t5/Travel/%EF%B8%8F-Airline-Fare-Errors-Cheap-Fares/m-p/4246333#M6943 <P>Must have been a computer error, but I once got a first class ticket for less than economy. It was really nice because it was a long flight. Too bad that will never happen again.</P> Sun, 26 Nov 2017 03:44:09 GMT https://community.qvc.com/t5/Travel/%EF%B8%8F-Airline-Fare-Errors-Cheap-Fares/m-p/4246333#M6943 debcakes 2017-11-26T03:44:09Z