Noticed BA price increases - 1st March 2022
Mar 1, 2022, 2:58 pm
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Noticed BA price increases - 1st March 2022
I was tracking a few fares last night and this morning, and interested to find this afternoon they're all increased by a fair whack. Google flights at time of typing this has the lower prices, but clicking through to BA gives the higher one. It seems to be across the board.
I also thought it might be an artefact of the IT issues, but it does seem to be intended. I was playing with ultra low DUB-LHR fares (there were some for £12) but all the fun has stopped now.
I also thought it might be an artefact of the IT issues, but it does seem to be intended. I was playing with ultra low DUB-LHR fares (there were some for £12) but all the fun has stopped now.
Mar 1, 2022, 4:33 pm
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Actually, I saw that a lot of J reward availability went on the SFO route this morning and I thought to myself a sale must be coming. Fares going up is another sign, drying up inventory before dropping sale prices, right?
Mar 1, 2022, 6:11 pm
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It is perhaps in the interests of those new to FT vernacular - and / or unfamiliar with BA inflight services - that a suitable emoji be added at the end of such comments ; purely to reduce the risk of your words being taken at face value ………. 😌
Mar 1, 2022, 11:12 pm
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My general sense from keeping an eye on things is that the SH market has been tight all year, maybe more so now, but there are some bargains to be had long haul.
Mar 2, 2022, 12:41 am
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Then you know by when you need to decide if you don’t want ba to decide for you…
Mar 2, 2022, 2:00 am
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Is this base fare increases, or carrier charges? Whilst we know that the latter are absolutely not a fuel surcharge (perish the thought), the current oil price could nonetheless be having an effect
Mar 2, 2022, 2:14 am
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Looking at prices beyond BWC expiry, it is clear BA is being a *lot* more bullish than its European and ME peers when it comes to what they expect people will pay. Whether they have called it right, or are being overly optimistic, we will see.
Mar 2, 2022, 2:58 am
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Well, it's back to where it was this morning. So the theory about an IT glitch may be true.
I guess if you bought a ticket yesterday it would be reasonable to look at the price and consider FTV and rebook.
I guess if you bought a ticket yesterday it would be reasonable to look at the price and consider FTV and rebook.
Mar 2, 2022, 4:59 am
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There is a longterm upwards trend in BA fares since the pandemic (probably not surprising), interrupted by the occasional sale:
The figures are the average lowest fares across all destinations (essentially what you see on ba.com when you look at the lowest fare finder page), so they are not what most people pay, rather what people would pay in the best case scenario. You can ignore the up and down spikes for early 2021, there was an issue with the data feed.
The full data is at https://speedbird.online/farearchive.php.
The figures are the average lowest fares across all destinations (essentially what you see on ba.com when you look at the lowest fare finder page), so they are not what most people pay, rather what people would pay in the best case scenario. You can ignore the up and down spikes for early 2021, there was an issue with the data feed.
The full data is at https://speedbird.online/farearchive.php.
Mar 2, 2022, 6:02 am
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Are you doing anything other than superficially looking at the prices on ba.com and Google Flights? Have you looked at filed fares, underlying fare rules, availability patterns, etc?
As always, the plural of anecdote is not data.
As always, the plural of anecdote is not data.