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winnie
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 Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2005 8:30 pm Post subject: Asiana site won't take foreign credit cards |
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This from their site:
If you would like to receive online discount, you must make reservation and purchase ticket solely online. Thus, please make payment with credit card at below.
The use of overseas issued credit cards have been temporarily suspended for safety reasons.
We apologize for the inconvenience. |
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Wangja
Joined: 17 May 2004
Location: Seoul, Yongsan
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Ekuboko
Joined: 22 Dec 2004
Location: ex-Gyeonggi
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| Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2005 10:52 pm Post subject: |
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An Australian friend called the Asiana operator to enquire about a flight and she managed to get the internet fare. I'm pretty sure she would've used her non-Korean credit card to pay.
Call Asiana (you press a number for English operator) and see what you can get.... |
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Homer
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| Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 3:20 am Post subject: |
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| We flew asiana last winter and we bought our tickets with my C-card from Canada...this must be a new development.... |
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ilovebdt
Joined: 03 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 2:44 am Post subject: |
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| I was a bit bummed by that too. Hope they change it soon. |
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mindmetoo
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| Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 4:33 am Post subject: |
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| Wow it kind of really defeats the whole purpose of having an international credit card syndicate called Visa and Mastercard. |
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Ilsanman
Joined: 15 Aug 2003
Location: Bucheon, Korea
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| Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 7:40 am Post subject: yes |
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This is not a fair comparison. Most of us come from a real country with a financial and banking system that's not a total joke.
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Wangja
Joined: 17 May 2004
Location: Seoul, Yongsan
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| Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2005 10:22 pm Post subject: Re: yes |
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| Ilsanman wrote: |
This is not a fair comparison. Most of us come from a real country with a financial and banking system that's not a total joke.
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Perfectly fair: try and buy an online ticket in USA with a foreign credit card. |
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Ilsanman
Joined: 15 Aug 2003
Location: Bucheon, Korea
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| Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 5:58 am Post subject: yes |
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If I were an American company, I wouldn't accept Korean cards either.
I don't trust Korean companies as far as I can throw an anvil. |
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Homer
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| Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 8:24 am Post subject: |
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Ok ilsanman..so why would Korean companies trust foreign credit? Because foreign credit is automatically better?
The door does swing both ways here.... |
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Wangja
Joined: 17 May 2004
Location: Seoul, Yongsan
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| Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 5:11 pm Post subject: Re: yes |
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| Ilsanman wrote: |
If I were an American company, I wouldn't accept Korean cards either.
I don't trust Korean companies as far as I can throw an anvil. |
Let me make my comment simpler.
American travel websites that I have tried to use accept only American cards.
This is not a good choice of subject for bi.tching about Korea. Move on.
(And, FWIW, departure must be from an American airport).
Homer, you are right: that is after all what credit means: "he believes". |
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Ilsanman
Joined: 15 Aug 2003
Location: Bucheon, Korea
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| Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 6:21 am Post subject: yes |
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| The door has already been swung at me in the opposite direction, so nothing new for me. My foreign card has been rejected by Asiana (no coincidence there) and also, I can't take advantage of the 3 month payment thingie that some companies do. |
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Homer
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| Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 8:26 am Post subject: |
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Thats too bad ilsanman.
Then again, it is their right to refuse foreign credit. They are far (sadly so) from alone in doing this..... |
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Ilsanman
Joined: 15 Aug 2003
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| Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 5:30 pm Post subject: yes |
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| Homer wrote: |
Thats too bad ilsanman.
Then again, it is their right to refuse foreign credit. They are far (sadly so) from alone in doing this..... |
In Bucktooth, Alabama, or some little place somewhere, a small independent business refuses a foreign credit card. I understand 100%.
Asiana, an 'international' or at least regional airline refuses a foreign card from a 1st world nation, in the 'hub of Asia'. I don't understand. |
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Wangja
Joined: 17 May 2004
Location: Seoul, Yongsan
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| Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 5:56 pm Post subject: Re: yes |
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| Ilsanman wrote: |
| Homer wrote: |
Thats too bad ilsanman.
Then again, it is their right to refuse foreign credit. They are far (sadly so) from alone in doing this..... |
In Bucktooth, Alabama, or some little place somewhere, a small independent business refuses a foreign credit card. I understand 100%.
Asiana, an 'international' or at least regional airline refuses a foreign card from a 1st world nation, in the 'hub of Asia'. I don't understand. |
Do you understand www.expedia.com refusing non-US credit cards?
That is the same. |
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