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Something is Rotten in the State of Denmark

by Ric Garrido
February 11, 2015
8 Comments
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Woke up this morning to find there are plenty of travelers buying tickets in business and first class from Europe to the USA and around the world by pricing tickets on United website in Danish kroner.

UA: NCL-EWR 600 DKK (mistaken fare) – FlyerTalk

Business and First Class incredible fares (less than $80) from Europe to US and other destinations! – Frequent Miler

$85 Business and First Class Sale Fare, Europe – US on Several Airlines – View from the Wing.

United Airlines LHR-SFO First Class $12,638

On United Airlines website homepage upper right corner: Please select your location or where you receive credit card billing statements to see pricing in your local currency.

Change the address and credit card billing to Denmark and the price falls to under 500 Danish Kroner for First Class ticket LHR-SFO.

The $12,638 First Class ticket price drops to 503 DKK when priced as a resident of Denmark with a credit card billing statement address in Denmark.

$12,638 First Class ticket price LHR-SFO drops to $76.35.

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8 Comments

Adam February 11, 2015

Seems United has caught on as Denmark isn’t even an option anymore.
DaninMCI February 11, 2015

Here is who killed this deal
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-11/united-airlines-offers-75-transatlantic-fare-in-possible-flaw

“Megan McCarthy, a spokeswoman for Chicago-based United Continental Holdings Inc., wasn’t aware of the fares when reached by phone Wednesday and said she would look into the matter.”
Leslie February 11, 2015

How do those sayings go? “Do unto others…” or, maybe “An eye for an eye”? Of course all of us have sold something worth $12,000 for $50. So, it’s only fair to do the reverse. We wouldn’t complain, would we?

Didn’t think so. Welcome back to reality. It’s never a one-way street.
Dansk February 11, 2015

Denmark is a country, not a state. Just FYI.
John February 11, 2015

Dansk, he is referring to to Hamlet, FYI.

Tusind tak
soren February 11, 2015

Indeed Hamlet – that’s funny.
paolo February 20, 2015

Denmark is a country, not a state. Just FYI.
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