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Christmas ticket price warning as travellers urged to read the airlines’ fine print
Travellers heading home for Christmas are being warned to be alert to possible plane ticket price rip-offs and report them to consumer authorities, as airlines scramble to add extra flights to cope with demand.
Key points:
- Ex-AFL player Dale Thomas was told his direct flight had been rerouted
- To book another direct flight he was told would cost $1,500, up from $300
- Qantas blamed the WA Government’s “surprise” border announcement
Consumer Protection in WA issued the warning after former AFL player Dale Thomas reported a direct Melbourne to Perth ticket he booked with Qantas several weeks ago, worth around $300, was rerouted via Sydney at the last minute.
Mr Thomas said if he wanted to get on his original direct flight, the ticket price had…
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