We now have an internationally known AFF'er

[I love to travel]

Well @JessicaTam you are now famous. See View of the Wing website

 

[cove]

I still remember looking out for a 4 foot nothing Asian lady at our first AFF Perth gathering. I was tricked by her name.

 

[daft009]

I still remember looking out for a 4 foot nothing Asian lady at our first AFF Perth gathering. I was tricked by her name.

think this is where I'm going astray... link please anyone?

EDIT: duuh found it

 

[RooFlyer]

Passenger Accidentally Gets $19.7 Million Refund When Cancelling Airline Ticket - View from the Wing

Australian Jessican Tam reports that when she cancelled a Qatar Airways roundtrip business class ticket from Jakarta to London, and they accidentally refunded AU$28,179,789.36 – or about $19.7 million at today’s exchange rates. She’s even shared a screen shot of her bank balance.

viewfromthewing.com

Complete with typos.

 

[JessicaTam]

So now they KWIA!

 

[JessicaTam]

VOTW have acknowledged the following as their source:

https://runningwithmiles.boardingarea.com/qatar-airways-refunded-one-flyer-20-million-by-a-mistake/

Who in turn have acknowledged AFF. I wonder when I will get an email from Loyalty Lobby about it!

 

[AIRwin]

So now they KWIA!

You were a one-time millionaire... Better luck in the raffle instead?
https://www.qatardutyfree.com/Raffles/MillionaireRaffle.aspx

 

[Mattg]

Goodness me, this story is really doing the rounds now! It's been picked up by media in Qatar, New Zealand, India, Pakistan as well, to name a few.

You're famous, @JessicaTam!

 

[Hvr]

Also posted here:

Qatar Airways Refund: Passenger's $28 Million Refund Exposes Common Airline Industry Error

You had one job...

www.dmarge.com

As Australian Frequent Flyer reports, “A… forum moderator got the shock of her life recently when she discovered that her available credit card balance was suddenly over $28 million. The reason? She’d just received a refund for a Qatar Airways flight!”

For those of us who've had the pleasure of meeting Jess, I can say she looks like her avatar photo.

 

[JessicaTam]

And here's another one. Good to see they are all citing AFF.

Qatar Airways Accidentally Issues Almost $20M Refund To A Single Passenger

simpleflying.com

Now if I could just get $1 for each click ...

 

[AIRwin]

It's going viral, just like...

 

[Bundy Bear]

Jessica and your 15 minutes of fame.

 

[cove]

About the correct amount to buy an A380 these days.

 

[pgsdiver]

You mean the $35 lost on exchange?

 

[prozac]

... Now if I could just get $1 for each click ...

Or the interest on $28m for 24hrs ...

 

[AFF Editor]

@JessicaTam kindly joined me on today's episode of the AFF podcast to talk about this story and her new-found fame!

Podcast Episode #40: The Accidental $28 Million Flight Refund

Listen now! This episode was released on 11 July, 2020.

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au