Qantas mishap sees travellers bag discounted first class tickets - but there’s a catch

The Australian airline said the mishap was due to a coding glitch (Image: Getty) When it comes to travelling, do you tend to scour a plethora of websites for the best deal? Whether it is getting moved up to business class or bagging a free room upgrade, these little wins can make all the difference to our holidays . However, some travellers got more than they bargained for after 300 first-class Qantas tickets were mistakenly sold at a discount of a staggering 85 percent. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.

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