Anyone else have this problem....
Jun 17, 2016, 2:33 pm
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Anyone else have this problem....
Searched for business class ticket for 1 pax, price okay; so I searched for 2 pax for online purchase, then price jumps $20 each--same flights (multi-city ticket.) Go back to one pax, and price drops down. Doesn't make any sense to me which price jumps up for 2 pax.....anyone else have this problem, or am I really just that special! :roll eyes:
Are they any "better" days to make your on-line reservation with Delta???
Thanks!
Are they any "better" days to make your on-line reservation with Delta???
Thanks!
Jun 17, 2016, 2:36 pm
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The cheaper bucket has only one ticket available. When you try to buy two, you get two higher priced seats from the next bucket.
You can purchase separately to save the money.
You can purchase separately to save the money.
Jun 17, 2016, 2:46 pm
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Look at the little letter associated with your ticket when you try to buy. Something like A (A fare) when you buy one (only one is available) becomes maybe P when you try to buy more than one.
Only 1 cheap ticket is available in bus and when you try to buy 2, you go directly in the more expensive fare.
You can buy them separately and will grab the last cheap ticket on your first buy and only the second ticket will be more expensive.
Only 1 cheap ticket is available in bus and when you try to buy 2, you go directly in the more expensive fare.
You can buy them separately and will grab the last cheap ticket on your first buy and only the second ticket will be more expensive.
Jun 18, 2016, 9:16 pm
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Look at the little letter associated with your ticket when you try to buy. Something like A (A fare) when you buy one (only one is available) becomes maybe P when you try to buy more than one.
Only 1 cheap ticket is available in bus and when you try to buy 2, you go directly in the more expensive fare.
You can buy them separately and will grab the last cheap ticket on your first buy and only the second ticket will be more expensive.
Only 1 cheap ticket is available in bus and when you try to buy 2, you go directly in the more expensive fare.
You can buy them separately and will grab the last cheap ticket on your first buy and only the second ticket will be more expensive.
Jun 19, 2016, 5:33 am
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Correct, but after purchase you can link the PNRs, meaning call to ask an agent to add notes cross referencing them. It doesn't do much, but it gives you an argument to be kept together in IROPs.
Jun 19, 2016, 11:09 am
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I purchased two single tickets cheaper than one reservation for 2. I thought the second ticket would be more but it was the same as the first. Difference was about $50 on an $800 ticket (multi-city FC LAS-LAX-DSM-LAS)
Jun 20, 2016, 12:58 pm
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That would be interesting since it would seem to say Delta IT was saying only one ticket was available at the lower fare bucket but then actually allowed you to purchase two at that rate.
Jun 20, 2016, 1:52 pm
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Not all that surprising or unusual. The system only had one ticket sale in the bucket at the start. After you bought that one, rather than going to zero, it put another seat into the bucket. I've seen this happen on award tickets as well. Just don't ask me to tell why.
Jun 21, 2016, 1:18 pm
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Assuming you paid $800 for each ticket, are you saying that you priced two tickets at more than $800 each and then went back to purchase each of the tickets in succession and you ended up paying $800 for each?
That would be interesting since it would seem to say Delta IT was saying only one ticket was available at the lower fare bucket but then actually allowed you to purchase two at that rate.
That would be interesting since it would seem to say Delta IT was saying only one ticket was available at the lower fare bucket but then actually allowed you to purchase two at that rate.
Jun 21, 2016, 6:39 pm
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Yep.
This is common in many systems. It can not sell one ticket at one price, and the other ticket at a different price.
When we both are flying, I always search for 1 seat, paid or award. Then I go for two.