Originally Posted by
FastTrak2Elite
So I did this and the cheapest I got was £395, which is neither:
£1.33/TP | £319 | 240TPs | JER-LGW-MLA-LGW-JER | J/R/R/J |
nor
£1.96/TP | £471 | 240TPs | JER-LGW-MLA-LGW-JER | I/I/I/I |
and the itinerary is J/R/I/J
I am therefore assuming that there is no R class on the MLA to LGW leg, therefore accounting for the £76 price increase over the first itinerary, but represents the best price available on these dates whereas the wiki listed itinerary at £319 is the best price available in the correct circumstances (flight sale, for example).
Would my assumptions be correct here?
Sort of. The
I bucket is in fact the most tightly constrained and used for the cheapest and most inflexible fares on international routes. The
R bucket is less constrained, and R- fares are more expensive but from the UK just as inflexible on shorthaul journeys. One often finds that the cheaper business buckets are not available when one needs them.
I imagine the
I bucket is already full or has been closed on the LGW-MLA sector, and to cover it the Matrix has found you an R- fare over that sector. You will see which fares cover which sectors on the price page.