Airline warns public vs fraudulent sales promo on social media

Abu Dhabi airport in the United Arab Emirates. AP

An Abu Dhabi-based airline company has warned the public of an ongoing fraudulent sales promotion on social media.

“Etihad Airways has been made aware of a number of bogus websites on which air tickets are offered in return for participants completing a survey, adding a link to their Facebook account and sharing it with friends, and other similar activities,” the airline said in a statement Sunday.

“Any offer of Etihad Airways flight tickets through these bogus websites is fraudulent. Etihad Airways has no association with these websites whatsoever and has initiated proceedings against the owners of the sites,” it said.

“Any tickets issued contrary to the airline’s terms and conditions are void and won’t be accepted for travel on Etihad Airways,” it added./rga