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Saskatoon to England, France, or Ireland - $179 to $270 CAD roundtrip including taxes
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WestJet is showing what appears to be mistake fares from Saskatoon to London, England or Paris, France or Dublin, Ireland for between $179 and $270 CAD roundtrip including taxes..
The flights have 1 stop each way, in Calgary.
It's always tough to know if tickets will be issued in a situation like this, so proceed with caution and keep the expectations low. If you do attempt to book these, do not book anything non-refundable for at least 48 hours.
WestJet's mistake fares to Europe seem to pop up every few years. Sometimes they've worked out, other times they haven't.
Update Wednesday
Well, this story has made it into the National Post and the Calgary Herald.
On Twitter, WestJet has been shifting the blame to FlightHub.
But for some reason FlightHub's account was suspended. Not sure what they said to cause that, or if it's related...
In the Calgary Herald article "WestJet told Postmedia it became aware of the issue last Friday, saying it originated from an update to the airline’s computer system that caused fares to display incorrectly on some third-party websites."
Depending on the numbers, one would think WestJet could swoop in and play the hero here and parlay this into some positive media exposure and word of mouth at a cost that would be relatively small compared to a typical advertising campaign. Especially considering the smaller markets around B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Winnipeg that were involved and are typically harder to reach when it comes to marketing flights to Europe. I know for a fact that people love to tell others about a ridiculous deal they got even 10-15 years later.
Update Sunday @ 2:30 PM MST
Sorry that I could not update earlier. The fallout happened just as I was leaving for a camping trip, and I did not have Internet during the weekend.
On Friday evening, WestJet cancelled these tickets, despite the fact that tickets had already been issued.
Personally, I think either WestJet or one of their data providers is to blame here (they are blaming each other). FlightHub is just caught in the middle. I was seeing similar price errors coming from WestJet on EasyJet's website during the same period of time, which FlightHub has no involvement with.
About the only thing that can help in this situation is media coverage. Some of you may recall WestJet changing their mind and deciding to honour the fares they cancelled during the SellOffVacations / WestJet error fares in February of 2020. But then of course the pandemic hit, and most didn't get a chance to use them anyways.
Tchadas Leo of CHEK News is one reporter interested in interviewing people for this story. He can be reached at: [email protected]
If anyone has any other media contacts that might be interested, comment below or shoot them an e-mail.
Update @ 10:27 AM MST
Receiving reports of WestJet confirmation numbers and eTickets (13 digit numbers) being issued, which is the best case scenario...
Still, keep the expectations low until the dust settles. It typically takes 24-48 hours for things to play out in these situations.
Update @ 11:45 AM MST
This could be over. I haven't seen any cheap ones from any origins in a while. If you still do, comment below!
Availability for travel
September, October, November 2023
How to find and book this deal
1. Start with one of the following FlightHub searches:
Saskatoon to...
Dublin, Ireland
^^ $179 roundtrip
Paris,France
^^ $224 roundtrip
London, England
^^ $270 roundtrip
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The cheapest dates you see on Google Flights should correlate to the cheapest fares you can find on FlightHub.
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Forr those with the issue of their confirmation code not working...
Tip from someone on the Vancouver site: Wait for another email soon from ACCELYA. Looks like Flighthub booked throuhg ACCCELYA and the new alpha only code will come.
Have also been seeing people mention they contacted FlightHub (live chat agent) for their 'all letters' confirmation code.
Yes got the email with the letters only code but does not exist yet on westjet. Will continue to check
The deals are not available anymore. I checked for London and Dublin for multiple days. WJ must have figured out their mistake. LOL
Got the letters code through Flight Hub chat agent, but still doesn't work on WestJet. Here's hoping!
It went through then they just canceled it.
Mine was cancelled as well. Had flight number and was ale to view the trip on the Westjet site, but now its saying trip not found.
My trip to Dublin was cancelled. Had a WestJet confirmation and it showed in the app but received an email saying it was cancelled due to a pricing error. Oh well.
They just canceled mine as well
Sorry that I could not update earlier. The fallout happened just as I was leaving for a camping trip, and I did not have Internet during the weekend. Thanks to everyone for the level-headed comments. I know how disappointing this outcome can be and the anger that comes with it. I was a little scared to see what the comments would be today.
As you all know, on Friday evening, WestJet cancelled these tickets, despite the fact that tickets had already been issued.
Personally, I think either WestJet or one of their data providers is to blame here (they are blaming each other). FlightHub is just caught in the middle. I was seeing similar price errors coming from WestJet on EasyJet's website during the same period of time, which FlightHub has no involvement with.
About the only thing that can help in this situation is media coverage. Some of you may recall WestJet changing their mind and deciding to honour the fares they cancelled during the SellOffVacations - WestJet error fares in February of 2020. But then of course the pandemic hit, and most didn't get a chance to use them anyways.
Tchadas Leo of CHEK News is one reporter interested in interviewing people for this story. He can be reached at: [email protected]
If anyone has any other media contacts that might be interested, let us know or shoot them an e-mail.
Thanks chris for the updates. Hoping they get enough bad press to honour these tickets.
Tried contacting saskatoon news multiple times with what seems like no interest
It's on the National Post.