DALLAS (Reuters) – Four hundred Super Bowl fans, who paid at least $900 per ticket, were denied their spots at the NFL's showcase game Sunday after an embarrassing mess-up over seating at the $1.2 billion Cowboys Stadium.Another 850 fans with tickets in the affected section were relocated to other areas, the NFL said in a statement."Incomplete installation of temporary seats in a limited number of sections made the seats unusable," the NFL said in a statement.The 400 fans were offered the chance to watch the game from a standing room only area or on monitors in a club area behind the Pittsburgh Steelers bench.All the affected fans will receive a refund triple the cost of the face value of their tickets."We regret the situation and inconvenience that it may have caused. We will conduct a full review of this matter," said the NFL statement issued shortly before kickoff.As well as the fall-out from the seating blunder, stadium officials had to deal with irate fans frustrated at the difficulty of moving between levels by elevator in the 100,000-seat venue.(Reporting by Simon Evans in Dallas; Editing by Steve Ginsburg)Under the Milky Way .Kick Drum Domination and not Afraid (WW007) .Happyness .Where is My Pill (HYR7010) .Weep
Fans miss out on Super Bowl in seating blunder
DALLAS (Reuters) – Four hundred Super Bowl fans, who paid at least $900 per ticket, were denied their spots at the NFL's showcase game Sunday after an embarrassing mess-up over seating at the $1.2 billion Cowboys Stadium.Another 850 fans with tickets in the affected section were relocated to other areas, the NFL said in a statement."Incomplete installation of temporary seats in a limited number of sections made the seats unusable," the NFL said in a statement.The 400 fans were offered the chance to watch the game from a standing room only area or on monitors in a club area behind the Pittsburgh Steelers bench.All the affected fans will receive a refund triple the cost of the face value of their tickets."We regret the situation and inconvenience that it may have caused. We will conduct a full review of this matter," said the NFL statement issued shortly before kickoff.As well as the fall-out from the seating blunder, stadium officials had to deal with irate fans frustrated at the difficulty of moving between levels by elevator in the 100,000-seat venue.(Reporting by Simon Evans in Dallas; Editing by Steve Ginsburg)Under the Milky Way .Kick Drum Domination and not Afraid (WW007) .Happyness .Where is My Pill (HYR7010) .Weep