Etihad Airways warns of scam offering free flight tickets

SINGAPORE — Etihad Airways has warned of several bogus websites offering free plane tickets from the United Arab Emirates airline.

The websites offer the tickets in exchange for participants taking certain actions such as completing a survey, adding a link to their Facebook account and sharing it with friends, or other similar activities. 
Several people have posted on the airline’s Facebook page asking about the offer.

“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,” said the airline in a statement, which was also posted on its Facebook page.

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

In July, Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia also warned that an online survey promising free AirAsia tickets was a scam. The survey required users to answer three questions and share the post to qualify for a pair of free tickets.