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United, Orbitz Sue Travel Site Over ‘Hidden City’ Tickets

16 pointsby Dawensterover 10 years ago

4 comments

lsaferiteover 10 years ago
“Purchasing a ticket to a point beyond the actual destination and getting off the aircraft at the connecting point is unethical, It is tantamount to switching price tags to obtain a lower price on goods sold at department stores.”<p>Are they being serious? It&#x27;s &#x27;ethical&#x27; to charge more for (A-&gt;B) and less for (A-&gt;B-&gt;C)? Do they even think about these things before they say them?
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dark_voidover 10 years ago
Is &quot;promoting prohibited forms of travel&quot; an actionable offense? Who prohibits this form of travel? Do private companies get to decide what is prohibited?<p>Also, linking to their websites? I just don&#x27;t understand how suggesting ways&#x2F;ideas for consumers to save money is fraudulent. Then again, Southwest airlines threatened to sue me for checking people into their flights, so maybe I just don&#x27;t get it.
bkoover 10 years ago
Does anyone know why this is even possible? Is it due to airport fees? I was surprised to that the UK imposes such a high duty on incoming international airplanes [0]<p>[0] <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Passenger_Duty" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Air_Passenger_Duty</a>
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drivingmenutsover 10 years ago
We&#x27;ve reached this point because the airlines wanted to promote lower prices and make up the losses with volume. If they don&#x27;t want this situation, it&#x27;s on them to change it.<p>Their lack of foresight does not constitute a problem that I am required to solve, unless they want to pay me for it.