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Fri 04 Apr 2008Aer Lingus €5 bargain buys turn out not to be the
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AER LINGUS was under growing pressure last night to honour bookings for hundreds of flights to the US that it mistakenly sold for only €5 each. Paul Cullen, Consumer Affairs Correspondent, reports.
Over 100 customers availed of the cheap transatlantic seats on Wednesday before the airline cancelled them, blaming a technical error on its website. Many bought multiple business class seats, which the airline says normally cost €1,775 each way.
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