Online prices have more than doubled.
Mar 16, 2010, 12:25 pm
#1
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Online prices have more than doubled.
Is this a problem with the CX page? A while ago, the Cebu-Lax flights in Y were less than $1000, now they are more than $2,000 although on the home page there are Lax-Cebu flights still for under $1000. Business flights from Cebu to Lax have increased from around $3,000 to more than $8,000.
Mar 16, 2010, 1:18 pm
#3
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Luckily I purchased my tickets a couple of months ago for travel in April, and got the cheap J prices. But I have tried dummy bookings for different dates, both during summer and before and all flights are expensive. Y class from Cebu to Jakarta has tripled. I wonder if some competition in the P.I. market has disappeared...
Mar 16, 2010, 8:04 pm
#4
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You are right, i have the same problem with online booking, they always give you full fare Y and J, but i called up their local CX office here and they gave me a V class booking, their online booking site here in PI is not so good.
Mar 17, 2010, 3:04 am
#5
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Luckily I purchased my tickets a couple of months ago for travel in April, and got the cheap J prices. But I have tried dummy bookings for different dates, both during summer and before and all flights are expensive. Y class from Cebu to Jakarta has tripled. I wonder if some competition in the P.I. market has disappeared...
Mar 29, 2010, 2:14 pm
#6
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I was wondering the same thing too about the price jumping up. I was tracking a flight from NYC to Manila for late June. One week it was about $900 and a couple of days later it was $1472.
Mar 29, 2010, 5:12 pm
#7
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I just checked again and Cebu-Lax RT has dropped to $3,800, still $1,000 more than a month ago. But today, the Cebu-Jakarta economy ticket is around $600 MORE than business class.
Mar 29, 2010, 11:53 pm
#8
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Sometimes their website is not very reliable. Call or visit the local CX office here in Cebu and they sell all classes of fare types when available. Lowest CEB-LAX RT in Biz class should cost you around $2,800-$3,200
Mar 30, 2010, 5:16 pm
#9
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Had the Same Problem with Booking Taiwan Flight Last Week
it kept showing me available fares of $1200 and $1300 but it wouldn't let me book. Finally allowed me to book a fare of $1800. Thanks Cathay.
Apr 2, 2010, 12:42 pm
#10
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business class fare increases
I just look at the fare from YVR /HKG outbound in late October and return in Mid-November, the C fare had gone up to CAD$7,000+ (an increase of $2,000).
Another strange thing was,
The Business standard (CX call them) is more expenses than the Business flexible!
Another strange thing was,
The Business standard (CX call them) is more expenses than the Business flexible!
Apr 2, 2010, 8:10 pm
#11
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Y'all have to consider (and maybe you are) the originating city or which country's website you're doing the booking. For example, a R/T HKG-NRT J class ticket is 26,000 HK or so, while a R/T NRT-HKG is 418,000 yen. That's almost 1,500 USD more expensive.
And this is not a function of time of year, availability, etc, there's always this horrible spread where NRT originating passengers get the shaft.
And this is not a function of time of year, availability, etc, there's always this horrible spread where NRT originating passengers get the shaft.
Apr 3, 2010, 2:37 am
#12
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For a contrary example, to LAX no less: I just purchased an ex-TPE round-trip to LAX this summer in J (D subclass) for 86K NT ($2700 USD!!). That's about as cheap as it has ever been.
Apr 4, 2010, 12:16 am
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Hmmm... I noticed the same thing too. I was looking to book tickets ex BKK to China PVG (using CX Thailand site) and the fares have gone to 33,000 baht! For economy. On all days under the 'flexible' option. I was looking to travel in August.
I thought it might be due to booking so far out... but maybe it is an error.
Thanks for the advice to call the local CX office. Think I will do that.
Considering this time last year i was getting BUSINESS class for THB17000!! (economy was 13,000).
I thought it might be due to booking so far out... but maybe it is an error.
Thanks for the advice to call the local CX office. Think I will do that.
Considering this time last year i was getting BUSINESS class for THB17000!! (economy was 13,000).
Apr 4, 2010, 8:20 am
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Buz Class flights Originated from TPE to USA are usually priced USD2500-3500 range, shouldn't be surprised. However, in reverse, USA to TPE usually priced USD$5700-8500.