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United offers flight deal of a lifetime
United Airlines is to honour transatlantic flight tickets sold on its website for as little as $25.

By Chris Holbrook

Published: Tuesday 20 February 2001

During a 55-minute computer glitch experienced by the website on 31 January, 143 online customers snapped up fantasy fares advertised as low as $24.98, including return flights from San Francisco to Paris.

Having initially refuted the validity of the purchases, United Airlines backed down to buyer power late yesterday after customers demanded the carrier stick to its original offer.