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‘Qantas can't guarantee flights’, airline says, after allegedly selling 8,000 flights that were already cancelled — arguing what it did was reasonable and that “airlines can't guarantee specific fl...::Qantas has launched its legal defence in the ACCC ""ghost flights"" case — allegedly selling 8,000 flights that were already cancelled — arguing what it did was reasonable and that ""airlines can't guarantee specific flight times"".

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[–] ericisshort@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I’m well aware, and I was only talking about non-refundable tickets. I fly most weeks within the United States, and at least a few weeks internationally. But still, US airlines are incredibly accommodating in the US to changes to missed flights while most other airlines around the world are not. Because of this, I replied thinking their sarcasm was simple hyperbole.