Delta Airlines said on Friday it would honour tickets sold at a fraction of their normal price because of computer glitch that afflicted the airline’s website the prior day.

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NEW YORK: Delta Airlines said on Friday it would honour tickets sold at a fraction of their normal price because of computer glitch that afflicted the airline’s website the prior day.

“For a portion of the morning yesterday, some prices on delta.com and other booking channels were incorrectly displayed, resulting in lower than usual fares for customers,” said Delta spokesman Trebor Banstetter.

“The situation has been resolved and the correct prices are being displayed.”

Banstetter said Delta “will honour any fares purchased at the incorrect price.”

Press reports chronicled almost comically low fares, such as a round-trip ticket between New York and Los Angeles for US$25 and a round-trip voyage between Baltimore and Honolulu for less than US$100.

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(Reuters) – A website glitch on Thursday morning caused some Delta Airlines fares to be offered at deep discounts to normal prices, including a reported roundtrip between New York and Los Angeles for $40.

Delta on Thursday afternoon said the problem had been fixed, while saying it would honor tickets bought at the low fares.

“For a portion of the morning today, some prices on delta.com and other booking channels were incorrectly displayed, resulting in lower-than-usual fares for customers. The situation has been resolved and the correct prices are being displayed,” said Delta spokesperson Trebor Banstetter.

The company did not specify the cause of the glitch.

Airfarewatchdogs.com, a travel and fare lookout website, said fares went as low as $40 for a round trip between New York and Los Angeles, and $200 for a first-class roundtrip ticket between Los Angeles and Hawaii.

Economy rates for roundtrip travel between New York and Los Angeles on Delta typically cost around $400 or more. A first-class roundtrip ticket from Los Angeles to Hawaii for the second week of January currently costs more than $3,500 on the Delta website.

“Airlines employ analysts whose job is to constantly monitor competition and keep tweaking rates. It is possible that one of them entered a wrong number,” said George Hobica, founder of airfarewatchdogs.com.

Hobica said most of the software airlines use for adjusting rates do not have safety catches that cross check on a value entered, which makes it easier to make mistakes, especially during busy travel seasons.

In September, United Airlines had a similar problem, with its website selling tickets for as low as $5.

(Reporting by Nivedita Bhattacharjee in Chicago; Editing by Leslie Adler)

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Twitter is abuzz with talk about a Delta Airlines website glitch that led to tickets being sold much more cheaply than usual. The airline tells Eyewitness News it will honor the erroneous fares.

The problem occurred Thursday morning. By mid-morning, things were back to normal – but some people apparently snagged some amazing deals.

Here in the WTHR newsroom, we saw deals for $176 between Indianapolis and Honolulu round-trip.

On Twitter, a customer reported a fare of $40 from John F. Kennedy Airport in New York to Los Angeles. One Twitter user based in Des Moines, Iowa bragged about buying a round-trip ticket to Washington, DC for $46.

But several others talked about seeing the low fares on the website, but not being able to complete their purchase. Some users reported seeing international plane fares for as low as $25. (And, it should be noted, WTHR couldn’t complete the purchase for our trip to Hawai’i, sadly.)

The airline provided WTHR with this statement:

For a portion of the morning today, some prices on delta.com and other booking channels were incorrectly displayed, resulting in lower than usual fares for customers. The situation has been resolved and the correct prices are being displayed. Delta will honor any fares purchased at the incorrect price.

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New York:  Some lucky fliers capitalized on a computer glitch on Thursday and scored some really cheap flights on Delta Airlines.

From about 10 a.m. to noon, some Delta fares on the airline’s own website and other airfare booking sites were showing up incorrectly, offering some savvy bargain hunters an incredible deal.

A roundtrip flight between Cincinnati and Minneapolis for February was being sold for just $25.05 and a roundtrip between Cincinnati and Salt Lake City for $48.41. The correct price for both of those fares is more than $400.

Trebor Banstetter, a spokesman for the Atlanta-based airline, said the problem has been fixed but “Delta will honour any fares purchased at the incorrect price.”

New Department of Transportation regulations, aimed at truth in advertising, require airlines to honour any mistake fares offered.

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One stock that might be an intriguing choice for investors right now is Delta Airlines Inc. (DAL). This is because this security in the major airlines is seeing solid earnings estimate revision activity, and is in great company from a Zacks Industry Rank perspective.

This is important because, often times, a rising tide will lift all boats in an industry, as there can be broad trends taking place in a segment that are boosting securities across the board. This is arguably taking place in the major airlines space as it currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 51 out of more than 250 industries, suggesting it is well-positioned from this perspective, especially when compared to other segments out there.

Meanwhile, Delta Airlines is actually looking pretty good on its own too. The firm has seen solid earnings estimate revision activity over the past month, suggesting analysts are becoming a bit more bullish on the firm’s prospects in both the short and long term.

In fact, over the past month, current quarter estimates have risen from 61 cents a share to 66 cents a share, while current year estimates have risen from $3.08 per share to $3.15 a share. This has helped DAL to earn a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), further underscoring the company’s solid position.

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A company spokesman said the decision is based on feedback from frequent flyers who said in-flight calls would be disruptive.  Last week, the FCC said it was considering lifting its ban on in-flight cell phone use.

Following the announcement, several government officials, including members of Congress and the U.S. Transportation Secretary, said they would work to prevent allowing calls during flights.

Delta Airlines has decided it won’t be allowing passengers to make voice calls from its planes even if the Federal Aviation Administration says it’s okay.

CEO Richard Anderson says the airline’s frequent fliers believe that voice calls in the cabin would disrupt the travel experience.

Delta says a majority of customers in a survey last year said the ability to make voice calls would make their experience worse, not better.

Anderson also says Delta employees, particularly in-flight crews, are against allowing calls during flights.

Governor-elect Terry McAuliffe is expected to announce two more Cabinet appointments today (Dec. 19.)

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