KLM accidentally sells $40 fares to Europe

[Mal]

Nearly 650 New Zealanders snapped up super cheap airfares as low as $NZ50 ($A40) for flights to Europe in September after a data inputting error on the website of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, a report says.

But the lucky travellers may have to fork out more money for their flights after KLM cancelled the bookings and began issuing refunds.

KLM accidentally sells $40 fares to Europe

 

[JohnK]

Sparrow said there was evidence that many who bought tickets were connected with the travel industry and made bookings after the mistake had been announced.

Many travellers also knew or suspected that they were taking advantage of an error, he said.

Surely they jest. I would be shockingly surprised if even 1 single person out of the 649 who purchased the super cheap airfares thought that the airfares were genuine and not an error....