Originally published May 16, 2008 at 12:00 AM | Page modified May 16, 2008 at 2:47 PM
Good deals (briefly) on United after airline mistakenly omits fuel surcharge
Fuel surcharge temporarily dropped on United flights; some passengers saved up to $130 on airline tickets
CHICAGO — Passengers booking flights on United Airlines got a one-day reprieve from paying the carrier's fast-rising fuel surcharge due to what United says was an error.
The mistake saved lucky customers as much as $130 per round-trip on United's domestic flights — the maximum the airline charges for its fuel surcharge.
United spokeswoman Robin Urbanski says the fuel surcharge was inadvertently eliminated for domestic flights booked Thursday due to a clerical error. The mistake was corrected Thursday night, but Urbanski says any customer who booked a flight without the usual surcharge will not be charged for it later.
The airfare research site FareCompare.com first publicized the error.
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