United Airlines Tickets

 

United Airlines offered free tickets last week, here’s how

 

Who wants a free airplane ticket? Surely, we all do!

Well, last week United Airlines was giving away airplane tickets for zero dollars, and some tickets were going for $5 or $10.

Nope, this wasn’t a new promotion they were running and they weren’t doing it purely for generosity’s sake—it was all an accident.

How the heck does that happen? Easy: since the airlines essentially control ticket pricing, and they are updating the prices constantly based on demand, a mistake like this can simply occur when someone drops a digit when entering a new fare into the computer system.

United eventually shut down the booking feature on its website and phone center to prevent an onslaught of even more $0 to $10 tickets being released. And, for those lucky folks who were able to snag a cheap or free fare, United is honoring all purchases.

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