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Old Jul 9, 2017 | 6:43 am
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Originally Posted by Spanky Deluxe
I get that and that fare buckets go etc and if it was just one day's fare that had gone up, I wouldn't have bat an eyelid. However, it is all tickets across 10 weeks that have gone up to a fixed amount in the last week. Tickets that are still available at the previous fare rate if you travel from several European destinations with an additional flight in to London. I find it hard to believe that over two months worth of tickets to a single destination four-five months away have simultaneously sold out in under a week after being at the previous price for ages all while miraculously, those tickets are still available for less than they were before but including a third party airline transfer from a European country. Just no way.
It sounds to me like the airline is doing a very crude and ineffective attempt at revenue management.

BTW, have you checked what it would cost to purchase miles and get award tickets, possibly through partner FF programs? If the flights are wide open, there could be good award availability at least for some dates.
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