Originally Posted by
ft101
The scheme has been around for about 1 day in it's current form (no Flex tickets available at the lowest price on many routes). Many other changes have been made over the last 16 months.
The lowest fares being saver has been around for a fair while
Originally Posted by ft101
As you mention in your previous post "If EK lost too many passengers to other carriers I am sure that they would reconsider whether they want to keep the changes"
If they listened to feedback or engaged with FT, or other social media, they might come to this point sooner rather than later (if at all).
All reading fora such as FT would tell them is that there are some people who dislike the change. I doubt that they needed to read anywhere to figure that. It doesn't really tell them how many people are ambivalent to the change or see it as a good thing.
Originally Posted by ft101
Agreed, but how do you pay the same over the phone if there is a surcharge as mentioned previously (7 or 8% IIRC).
"IfI is the operative word . There is no difference in fares that I purchase over the phone or what they would be online and, unlike some carriers, there is no booking fee for phone bookings.