Price difference between BA.com vs Google flights
Aug 16, 2017, 5:37 am
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Price difference between BA.com vs Google flights
Just comparing flights from IST <> MAN in Club
BA.com quoting $598
Google flights on the same flight numbers $512
It's for October so would be surprised if the seat buckets are selling out fast enough for Google not to have updated. Makes me wonder if BA.com is pricing itself above the flight comparison sites?
BA.com quoting $598
Google flights on the same flight numbers $512
It's for October so would be surprised if the seat buckets are selling out fast enough for Google not to have updated. Makes me wonder if BA.com is pricing itself above the flight comparison sites?
Aug 16, 2017, 5:39 am
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Just comparing flights from IST <> MAN in Club
BA.com quoting $598
Google flights on the same flight numbers $512
It's for October so would be surprised if the seat buckets are selling out fast enough for Google not to have updated. Makes me wonder if BA.com is pricing itself above the flight comparison sites?
BA.com quoting $598
Google flights on the same flight numbers $512
It's for October so would be surprised if the seat buckets are selling out fast enough for Google not to have updated. Makes me wonder if BA.com is pricing itself above the flight comparison sites?
Aug 16, 2017, 6:05 am
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GoogleFlights can only be showing one of two things:
1) The BA price - And when you click through to BA it goes up to the higher figure, which suggests GF is just a bit out of date, which sometimes happens. It can even happen on BA.com itself when you click through to the confirmation page.
2) A price through a different provider, either an OTA (expedia etc.) or a different airline, using IB codes for example - the latter is probably unlikely in this case.
At the bottom of the search it shows where the price is coming from, so that'll tell you which option is occurring.