Curse you, people who landed $ 16,000 premium seats for $ 675
As we struggle on travel sites who want to save a few bucks on a fleeting flight, save a thought (or your jealousy) for those people who spoke the travel agreement for life.
Cathay Pacific sold premium business and first-class tickets from the US to Vietnam for a fraction of the price, thanks to a bug on the airline's website.
Discovered by travel bloggers on New Year's Eve, first-class fares return between New York and Hanoi for $ 1,100, which would usually set you back at $ 16,000.
For the cost conscious, you could have picked a return flight to Da Nang from several US cities from $ 675. These tickets usually go around $ 6,000.
Cathay Pacific worked fast to fix the error, but for those who were lucky Enough to capture the tickets, the airline went ahead and honored the deal.
"To those who bought our good ̵[ads1]1; VERY good surprise" special "on New Year's Day, yes – we made a mistake, but we look forward to welcoming you on board with your ticket issued, wrote the airline in a tweet. [19659007] Happy 2019 everyone, and to those who bought our good – VERY good surprise "special" on New Year's Day, yes – we made a mistake, but we look forward to welcoming you with your ticket issued. Hope this will make you 2019 & # 39; special "too! #promisemadepromisekept #lessonlearnt
– Cathay Pacific (@cathaypacific) January 2, 2019
A person who apparently managed to snatch it ultra-cheap price up was Mac Jaehnert. He tweeted that his "New Year's resolution is to spend as much of 2019 as possible to eat caviar and napping in the sky."
"I thought this must either be a once in a lifetime- the deal, or possibly a wrong danger, possibly both, "he told the BBC. [19659007] ordered only 2 transpacific F flights at @cathaypacific – one in February one in September. My New Year's mission is to use as much of 2019 as possible to eat caviar and napping in the sky.
– mac jaehnert (@macjaeh) January 1, 2019
