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Old Jun 15, 2009 | 3:16 am
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Originally Posted by dmahon
£2,258.90 (£451.78 each) on BA.com
£2,166.40 (£433.28 each) on BA.com with shareholder discount
£1,508.08 (£301.62 each) on Expedia* The savings (33%) almost pay for a club room at the Intercontinental! What's the idea?
Expedia often sells BA CE seats at less than the cheapest available on ba.com. These are "Expedia Special Fares".

Originally Posted by MayFlyer
If you haven't done so already book the Expedia ticket before it disappears as it might be an error.
The price quote screen is headed "Expedia Special Fare" so it isn't an error.

Originally Posted by frankvb
I wouldn't recommend to rely on the BA price promise. If the expedia price is real, it is 99% certain to be a non-published fare. That will void the price promise AFAIK. Even if that isn't a problem, it is likely that not all T&Cs are the same, which is also a reason to reject any price promise claim.
Correct - as it is an Expedia Special Fare the Price Promise does not apply.
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