Originally Posted by
The Specialist
Our company travel managers have noticed this on LHR-CAI and LHR-DME, the result of this is that *A are now the preferred suppliers on all routes from the beginning of this month.
Heres some restricted Business class fares to CAI
BD £875
BA £1,973
Also the BD flights are at a more civilised hour outbound.
and to DME
BD £1,115
BA £1,583
This looks very inaccurate. BA prices to Cairo are only slightly more than BD. The £1973 fare you have on BA could be a restricted fare in 1st Class! Certainly their business fares will be £800 + tax. If it is the case that BA has less availability than BD, well this is not BA's fault! I would like to see how successful BD are to Cairo if they sell all their seats at £875!
The very lowest BD fare to Moscow does seem to undercut BA but it seems that this tarrif is promotional to Moscow. Maybe BD are more desperate to fill their seats? Most other business fares on the 2 carriers are very similar.
I wonder how your company travel managers will react when BD's promotional fares on their new routes are replaced by more realistic fares that these routes can demand?