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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Barney Davis

EXPLAINED: Couple forced to pay thousands after husband books flight under wife s nickname | Vintage Vibes

Brisbane Airport Corporation

An Australian couple were forced to pay more than £2,500 to fly to London after they mistakenly used a nickname on one of their plane tickets.

Phil and Kate, from Brisbane, bought two return tickets to London for 4,800 Australian dollars on a travel website named StudentUniverse.

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