Originally Posted by
barneyb
I'm looking at buying 7 adults tickets on TIA - LHR in June. Expert Flyer is showing I9 and O9, so looks fine to me to book in a single PRN for up to 9 people for either economy or business.
When I price for 1 adult I get fares (before taxes) of €29 (O HBO) and €139 (I), however when I price for 7 adults it comes up as €45 (O HBO) and €155 (I). Price jump seems to be at 5 people. I can't see anything in the fare rules on number of passengers which causes this price jump. Any idea what is going on here, or is this normal (I usually just book for 2 adults)
Originally Posted by
Anonba
Originally Posted by
cauchy
Could perhaps be 'Additional Price Points' available for booking via NDC - the New Distribution Capability?
https://ndc.ba.com/capability/offer
Not relevant here, but NDC inventory is fixed at the Point of Commencement, not the Point of Sale.
Ahhh yes thats what i meant additional price points rather than DIF as its short haul but same idea applies.
EF lists the lowest published fares in these booking classes at €45 (O) and €155 (I).
Using ITA to price this, the €45 and €155 fares are shown whether for 1 passenger or 9. (If you're trying to reproduce this, don't forget the
GDS fee of €13 per fare component which ITA adds on.) This is consistent with ITA's normal behaviour, which is to use the lowest published (base) fare.
My guess is that the fares that the OP can see of €29 (O) and €139 (I) must therefore be private/non-published/similar, which would be consistent with the idea of additional (lower) fares being available via NDC - but only for smaller groups of passengers.