EK fare differences Outbound/Inbound
Feb 17, 2010 | 5:53 pm
#1
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EK fare differences Outbound/Inbound
Can anyone tell me why the fare is so different for the same flight numbers depending on where the journey starts.
For example booking through the EK website BHX-DAC-BHX, you can get fares for circa Ł575 with a 4 month return date. However if you try and book DAC-BHX-DAC, the fare comes in at $1720 (Ł1060), even using the same flight numbers as on the BHX-DAC-BHX route, yet only a few miles away CCU-BHX-CCU you can get a fare for Ł500, why the extortionate rates out of DAC, its not as if there is a shortage of seats??
For example booking through the EK website BHX-DAC-BHX, you can get fares for circa Ł575 with a 4 month return date. However if you try and book DAC-BHX-DAC, the fare comes in at $1720 (Ł1060), even using the same flight numbers as on the BHX-DAC-BHX route, yet only a few miles away CCU-BHX-CCU you can get a fare for Ł500, why the extortionate rates out of DAC, its not as if there is a shortage of seats??
Feb 17, 2010 | 11:22 pm
#2
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Welcome to FT ekflyer1 
Do you understand basic economics?
To maximise revenue airlines charge what each market will bear. If they can get away with charging some customers much more than others they will.
Do you understand basic economics?
To maximise revenue airlines charge what each market will bear. If they can get away with charging some customers much more than others they will.
Feb 18, 2010 | 12:12 am
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EKflyer1, did you consider going ex CCU instead of DAC? If not because it is complicated and you rather pay the higher fare then you have your answer, they charge a higher price because they can and they are in this business to make money. Best thing you can do then I guess is to look for a different carrier with a better price maybe?
Feb 18, 2010 | 1:12 am
#4
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: heading back to Christchurch..
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Well spoken Kiwi Flyer. It all comes down to different price elasticity of demand.
EKflyer1, did you consider going ex CCU instead of DAC? If not because it is complicated and you rather pay the higher fare then you have your answer, they charge a higher price because they can and they are in this business to make money. Best thing you can do then I guess is to look for a different carrier with a better price maybe?
EKflyer1, did you consider going ex CCU instead of DAC? If not because it is complicated and you rather pay the higher fare then you have your answer, they charge a higher price because they can and they are in this business to make money. Best thing you can do then I guess is to look for a different carrier with a better price maybe?
My parents can fly Glasgow - Auckland or Glasgow - Sydney with Emirates via Dubai for less than I pay for the Dubai - Auckland or Sydney leg.
Feb 18, 2010 | 11:19 pm
#5
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Dubai
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Not only do we pay through the nose but now we are also giving them a pint of blood. There has been a big increase in ticket prices but this can be put down to exchange rate differences as well as the captive audience syndrome.