Huge fare increase IB ex Cairo
Jun 25, 2015, 1:01 am
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Huge fare increase IB ex Cairo
I am travelling CAI-LHR in early July on IB. I paid $1423 for a J ticket; this was not a special promotion, but was repeatable across a wide range of dates.
Today, out of curiosity I looked up the fare for the same flight and date - and it is quoted at $4,345 - a three-fold increase. And all flights for the foreseeable future are at that rate.
I admit to being pretty uneducated on the subject of airfares - but how is it possible that an airline increases its fares by so much? When BA's fare depending on date of travel is pretty much half that?
Today, out of curiosity I looked up the fare for the same flight and date - and it is quoted at $4,345 - a three-fold increase. And all flights for the foreseeable future are at that rate.
I admit to being pretty uneducated on the subject of airfares - but how is it possible that an airline increases its fares by so much? When BA's fare depending on date of travel is pretty much half that?
Jun 25, 2015, 9:29 am
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I am travelling CAI-LHR in early July on IB. I paid $1423 for a J ticket; this was not a special promotion, but was repeatable across a wide range of dates.
Today, out of curiosity I looked up the fare for the same flight and date - and it is quoted at $4,345 - a three-fold increase. And all flights for the foreseeable future are at that rate.
I admit to being pretty uneducated on the subject of airfares - but how is it possible that an airline increases its fares by so much? When BA's fare depending on date of travel is pretty much half that?
Today, out of curiosity I looked up the fare for the same flight and date - and it is quoted at $4,345 - a three-fold increase. And all flights for the foreseeable future are at that rate.
I admit to being pretty uneducated on the subject of airfares - but how is it possible that an airline increases its fares by so much? When BA's fare depending on date of travel is pretty much half that?
But assuming they did as a codeshare on BA operated flights, they may have either changed the lowest fare, or more likely zeroed out the lower fare buckets meaning you can only purchase higher fares.
Depending on how the codeshare is setup, each airline may have a set allocation of seats, and offer different fares so either the codeshare(s) or operating carriers can be cheaper.
Jun 25, 2015, 11:37 pm
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Yes it is BA metal, but you can book it as an IB flight through Expedia, Cheapoair and others. You can also find it on Matrix. You do get a BA PNR and of course avios and TPs.
I was just intrigued that the price should have shot up from $1400 to $4300. Perhaps someone at BA woke up one day and spotted the thing and decided to put a stop to it? The BA fare was around $2,400 on the flight that I am taking - $2,000 saving for 2 pax when booked on IB.
I was just intrigued that the price should have shot up from $1400 to $4300. Perhaps someone at BA woke up one day and spotted the thing and decided to put a stop to it? The BA fare was around $2,400 on the flight that I am taking - $2,000 saving for 2 pax when booked on IB.