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BT's Free Flights Offer Hits Turbulence
News BT's offer of free return flights for customers who signed up for one of its consumer broadband packages has hit problems reminiscent of the infamous Hoover free flights fiasco. I was very surprised that a company of BT's pedigree should go to the...
[September 3, 2004, 16:30]
BT's Free Flights Offer Hits Turbulence
Talkback In my battle over the Infamous Hoover Free flight Fiasco. Buy Shares in MKM, excellant Idea & attend AGM. I and two colleagues purchased shares in the Maytag corp owners of Hoover Europe. We attended the AGM as sharholders, we voiced our oppinions...
[September 30, 2004, 12:48]
BT's Free Flights Offer Hits Turbulence
Talkback If you have nothing to hide let Harry Cichy a team from BBC Watchdog into Free Flight Front, and your opperation & offices at Manchester by Invitation, let us see how it is run. OPEN INVITATION To the MD at Rise Travel & MKM Marketing.
[September 24, 2004, 18:45]
BT's Free Flights Offer Hits Turbulence
Talkback I have got fed up waiting and have bought a ticket with BA to go to Washington - but I am determined that BT/Rise will provide me with a flight. I have called Rise any number of times and always been promised that they would phone me back.
[November 22, 2004, 15:37]
BT's Free Flights Offer Hits Turbulence
Talkback I had an issue with Rise travel regarding the Gallo wine promotion,with the round trip to America they kept fobbing me off with differant dates,but after speaking to a representive from Rise Travel they have now fulfilled there promise,i have got...
[February 28, 2005, 16:28]
BT's Free Flights Offer Hits Turbulence
Talkback A long haul flight but i would have to pay for accommodation or £175 cash. I am also one of the hundreds of people who are having trouble with the £10 cruise offer. I received an allocation of 8th October 2005 to go to the caribbean.
[March 29, 2005, 14:56]
BT's Free Flights Offer Hits Turbulence
Talkback I empathise with those who did not receive any free flights. However, nowadays a lot of things are covered by terms and conditions and if you read these you shall find that in fact you are getting the free flights but you are paying taxes...
[September 5, 2005, 16:25]
BT's Free Flights Offer Hits Turbulence
Talkback I read up on all the problems others were having with the Gallo Free Flight offer so figured I might have been just another schmuck that bought a box of wine for the free flight. It took me three calls, a diversion to a call center and a few long...
[January 26, 2005, 22:59]
BT's Free Flights Offer Hits Turbulence
Talkback She has the flight numbers and a promise of written confirmation within 21 days, although she has the e-ticket numbers for the trip. RISE TRAVEL/MKM MARKETING - SUCCESS! My mother had started to get the runaround relating to the Daily Express...
[January 26, 2005, 16:56]
BT's Free Flights Offer Hits Turbulence
Talkback I like a fool not only applied for the free flights to USA with the Daily Express but also the £10 cruise. I was given a date initially in November for the cruise, then delayed until June and last night told they had no single cabins until Sep 2006...
[January 26, 2005, 13:36]
BT's Free Flights Offer Hits Turbulence
Talkback Got the booklet today, and in there are: 1 voucher for £500 off a cruise (minimum stay 7nights) 1 £150 off holiday voucher for a foreign package holiday (minimum stay 7days) 1voucher for a city break ( flights and 2 nights stay) for Milan...
[January 25, 2005, 15:51]
BT's Free Flights Offer Hits Turbulence
Talkback free flighs yeah pigs might fly just got a voucher for free flights to new york and 2 nights accomodation through a reputable insurace company i took insurance out with.got a call today from rise travel to discuss arangements.i was told that...
[June 6, 2005, 18:34]
BT's Free Flights Offer Hits Turbulence
Talkback i was promised free 2 days in NEW YORK 2nd jan 2005, but they have done a runner, nothing to confirm flight or hotel, passing you to mkm and they dont even answer e mails, these two firms want shutting down by the office of fair trading and the...
[December 8, 2004, 14:50]
BT's Free Flights Offer Hits Turbulence
Talkback I have not received the promised flight from E&J Gallo wine offer. I would be interested to hear from anyone interetsed in starting a class action suit against Rise Travel. Let us see where this leads
[April 16, 2005, 14:51]
BT's Free Flights Offer Hits Turbulence
Talkback Those of us who applied for the £10 flights offer have been waiting much longer than those who aplied for the cruise offer but no one seems to care about us. My flight allocation was for 27th February 2005 but I still await anyone contacting me.
[May 2, 2005, 12:19]
BT's Free Flights Offer Hits Turbulence
Talkback Did everyone see watchdog last night and the dissatisfied customers who have been disappointed with MKM/Rise Travel and their various flight promotions. There is a summary on the watchdog website if you missed it www.bbc.co.uk/watchdog
[October 13, 2004, 9:57]
BT's Free Flights Offer Hits Turbulence
Talkback I collected tokens for the Express Free USA flight offer, but was allocated the wrong month and had to re-submit my "details & preferred dates" 'tear-off' form twice over, back in June 04. Despite this, MKM Marketing insist they DO NOT HAVE MY...
[October 9, 2004, 16:15]
BT's Free Flights Offer Hits Turbulence
Talkback I understand they are receiving complaints on Rise Travel & BT Free Flight Offer. Rise Travel comes under Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council boundaries. Tel: 0161 912 3845 trading.standards@trafford.gov.uk
[September 8, 2004, 8:24]
BT's Free Flights Offer Hits Turbulence
Talkback I would suggest that they will need to book many more tickets to satisfy the promotions and free flights that they are obligated to supply. Company's that give the promise of Free Flights by way of advertising on products purchased ,must face up to...
[September 7, 2004, 8:58]
BT's Free Flights Offer Hits Turbulence
Talkback To date I have heard nothing and i would like to know who actually got their flights or more likely didn't. Still waiting for my flight from Daily Express -Received allocation of January 2005 to Boston and i still hadnt received any voucher/letter...
[March 21, 2005, 0:32]
