Originally Posted by
edy4eva
The way the system works is unfair for everyone originating in the western countries.
Airlines will charge what the market will bear. Premium travel ex cities like DEL,DAC,KHI,CMB,BKK etc are lower because people are not willing to pay as much. However, it is not just about the cities. On EK, you will almost always pay less KHI-DXB-XXX than DXB-XXX because EK can charge extra for DXB-XXX as it offers a nonstop service. In the example of the recent DXB-JED thread, KHI-DXB-JED is 904USD + tax in F, whereas DXB-JED is 1579USD + tax.
EK knows about UAE residents buying ex KHI tickets and ripping off the first coupon so this ex KHI ticket now includes the following clause:
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[SALES RESTRICTIONS]
SITI/SOTO/SOTI TRANSACTIONS PERMITTED. SITO TRANSACTIONS NOT PERMITTED.
TICKETS MAY NOT BE SOLD IN UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. NOTE - TEXT BELOW
NOT VALIDATED FOR AUTOPRICING. SALES NOT PERMITTED TO UAE RESIDENTS.
A COPY OF PASSPORT AND VISA NEEDS TO BE SUBMITTED AND ATTACHED TO THE
AUDIT COUPON OR THE SALES REPORT. THE GDS AND FARES WILL ALWAYS AUTOQUOTE
THESE FARE IRRESPECTIVE OF THE NATIONALITY OR RESIDENCY OF PASSENGERS.
RESPONSIBILITY THEREFORE LIES TOTALLY WITH THE BOOKING AGENT
TO ADHERE TO THIS RESTRICTION. -------
Cheers,