Some keen-eyed travelersI got a $10,000 (about 1,340,000 yen) business class ticket from ANA Holdings for just $300 (about 40,000 yen) due to a currency conversion error.
ANA said that this fare will be valid for those who made a reservation and paid on the website immediately after discovering this mistake, but those who only made a reservation will have to pay the correct fare. explained on the 19th. The issue was circulated on some social media platforms.
The majority of these flights were business class flights from Jakarta to New York via Japan and then back to various places in Southeast Asia such as Singapore and Bali.
ANA explained that the mistake was caused by incorrectly posting the currency conversion on the Vietnamese website. It did not disclose how many people had secured discounted tickets, adding that it was investigating the cause and extent of the damage.
This isn’t the first time an airline has mistakenly sold premium seats at a discounted price.
of Hong KongIn 2019, Cathay Pacific Airways announced a $16,000 regular Vietnam-U.S.First class and business class ticketswas mistakenly sold for $675. The company also judged this fare to be valid.
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