General
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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