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Old May 11, 2023 | 1:34 pm
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Originally Posted by Newo92
Does this qualify as a dynamic pricing complaint? I'm booked in Air France business for a late August trip from YOW -> CDG. Excited to have a direct option. In at 3000/pp now after waiting out AF's own dynamic pricing.

Naturally it's better from a loyalty perspective to fly AC if possible, so I'm looking at options.

All Aug 20-27 searches, all flying AC874 18:00 -> 06:50, return on AC871 14:00 -> 13:40

YOW -> YUL -> CDG = $5335 + $5439 per person, both business low
YTZ -> YUL -> CDG = $1451 + $1562 per person, both business low
YUL -> CDG = $5336 + $5439 per person, both business low

Home base is YOW. Can I just book the YTZ origin flight to save 70% on this booking? Do I need to call in to cancel the first leg or can I just show up at YUL for the 2nd segment? I imagine there's a potential headache with baggage here, too.
No it doesn't qualify, as you're not booking on points. What you've found is just standard dynamics in airline pricing.

If you're buying a ticket that starts in YTZ...then that's where you start. If you want to call and drop the YTZ-YUL flight, then you're booking a YUL-CDG flight, and it'll be priced accordingly.
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