Pricing for a mixed-class itinerary?
Aug 29, 2015, 7:10 pm
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Pricing for a mixed-class itinerary?
Hi folks,
My parents are booking YYZ-LHR-YVR for next month; they're hoping to go Y on the outbound and PE on the return.
For the relevant dates and flights, if I search for round-trip YVR-LHR, PE shows up at $924 outbound and $1144 inbound.
If I search for one-way LHR-YVR, PE shows up at $4,096 for flexible, with the "lowest" option greyed out.
Any search for a multi-city itinerary assumes you want the same class.
So... how do I book this thing? Am I about to spend a ton of time on hold with AC?
My parents are booking YYZ-LHR-YVR for next month; they're hoping to go Y on the outbound and PE on the return.
For the relevant dates and flights, if I search for round-trip YVR-LHR, PE shows up at $924 outbound and $1144 inbound.
If I search for one-way LHR-YVR, PE shows up at $4,096 for flexible, with the "lowest" option greyed out.
Any search for a multi-city itinerary assumes you want the same class.
So... how do I book this thing? Am I about to spend a ton of time on hold with AC?
Aug 29, 2015, 7:19 pm
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Hi folks,
My parents are booking YYZ-LHR-YVR for next month; they're hoping to go Y on the outbound and PE on the return.
For the relevant dates and flights, if I search for round-trip YVR-LHR, PE shows up at $924 outbound and $1144 inbound.
If I search for one-way LHR-YVR, PE shows up at $4,096 for flexible, with the "lowest" option greyed out.
Any search for a multi-city itinerary assumes you want the same class.
So... how do I book this thing? Am I about to spend a ton of time on hold with AC?
My parents are booking YYZ-LHR-YVR for next month; they're hoping to go Y on the outbound and PE on the return.
For the relevant dates and flights, if I search for round-trip YVR-LHR, PE shows up at $924 outbound and $1144 inbound.
If I search for one-way LHR-YVR, PE shows up at $4,096 for flexible, with the "lowest" option greyed out.
Any search for a multi-city itinerary assumes you want the same class.
So... how do I book this thing? Am I about to spend a ton of time on hold with AC?
I spoke with an agent last week about doing PY in one direction and J in the other. It is best done with an agent. Also, the most restrictive of the 2 fare rules apply. He told me that doing 2 one-ways will cost a fortune as international routes are based on return prices unlike Dom/TB.
Aug 29, 2015, 7:26 pm
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Saturday night stay requirement still in effect for int'l one ways (hence you need a return trip booking that includes a Sat night stay) that are non FP based? I believe so.
Aug 29, 2015, 7:31 pm
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Is it possible to book a multi-city (thus satisfying the Sat night stay) and then up-fare the LHR-YVR leg?
...or will that up-fare be based on the artificially-inflated one-way price?
...or will that up-fare be based on the artificially-inflated one-way price?
Aug 29, 2015, 7:41 pm
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That may be so, but this screams AC IT issue to me as I can price out the opposite of what yvrgary wants no problem - can combine PE lowest with any fare class, from Tango to business flexible, on the way back. The problem seems to arise only if selecting PE on the outbound.
Aug 29, 2015, 8:14 pm
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That may be so, but this screams AC IT issue to me as I can price out the opposite of what yvrgary wants no problem - can combine PE lowest with any fare class, from Tango to business flexible, on the way back. The problem seems to arise only if selecting PE on the outbound.
YYZ-LHR in Y
LHR-YVR in PE
Aug 29, 2015, 8:22 pm
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I think prob is its not a YYZ or YVR - LHR return. Trying to finish in YVR is the challenge.
I just combined PY from YYZ to ATH with a stopover in LHR and P on the return to take advantage of the discount P fares ex-Canada but which (now) dont allow a stopover in LHR.
Starting in YYZ and ending in YVR will be tricky.
I just combined PY from YYZ to ATH with a stopover in LHR and P on the return to take advantage of the discount P fares ex-Canada but which (now) dont allow a stopover in LHR.
Starting in YYZ and ending in YVR will be tricky.
Aug 29, 2015, 8:31 pm
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I think prob is its not a YYZ or YVR - LHR return. Trying to finish in YVR is the challenge.
I just combined PY from YYZ to ATH with a stopover in LHR and P on the return to take advantage of the discount P fares ex-Canada but which (now) dont allow a stopover in LHR.
Starting in YYZ and ending in YVR will be tricky.
I just combined PY from YYZ to ATH with a stopover in LHR and P on the return to take advantage of the discount P fares ex-Canada but which (now) dont allow a stopover in LHR.
Starting in YYZ and ending in YVR will be tricky.
Aug 29, 2015, 8:56 pm
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If it prices out on matrix, you're generally good. Use advanced routing codes to specify the PE booking class on the outbound: /f bc=n if n is the PE booking class.
If it prices out on matrix, you're generally good. Use advanced routing codes to specify the PE booking class on the outbound: /f bc=n if n is the PE booking class.
Aug 29, 2015, 10:34 pm
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I know, what I was saying is that if I could book it the other way around, surely mixing the two types should be allowed under the fare rules and that it's more likely an AC IT glitch.
Although actually right now it won't let me book PE lowest on LHR-YVR even if selecting PE lowest on YYZ-LHR.
So, pretty sure there's something wrong with AC.com's multi-city pricing on this one.
Although actually right now it won't let me book PE lowest on LHR-YVR even if selecting PE lowest on YYZ-LHR.
So, pretty sure there's something wrong with AC.com's multi-city pricing on this one.