EK Loads Running High In Asia Pac
Jul 16, 2011, 3:33 pm
#47
Join Date: Jul 2011
Programs: Skywards Silver
Posts: 14
As we all know practically evrything is now saver with lower tier miles, but I can't figure out what is breaking down,
Last time I did LHR DXB they told me the flight I wanted was full, but turning up early it was suddenly open, and must have has a lot of no-shows as I could see at least 20 empty seats in Y although J and F were full.
Now I'm trying to head back on the same route LHR-DXB and the website is showing every flight from Fri 22nd July to Sun 24th as full out of LHR and LGW !! and the price is UKL 1100 for the 1/2 days outside of those dates. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Last time I did LHR DXB they told me the flight I wanted was full, but turning up early it was suddenly open, and must have has a lot of no-shows as I could see at least 20 empty seats in Y although J and F were full.
Now I'm trying to head back on the same route LHR-DXB and the website is showing every flight from Fri 22nd July to Sun 24th as full out of LHR and LGW !! and the price is UKL 1100 for the 1/2 days outside of those dates. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jul 17, 2011, 1:08 am
#48
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Sydney & London
Programs: UA Lifetime Exec Plat (2MM)
Posts: 744
So as far as I am concerned, they're the only way to go.
Jul 17, 2011, 9:47 am
#49
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: United Kingdom
Programs: Skywards Blue :-(, HHonors Gold, SPG Gold, GHA Platinum
Posts: 2,531
As we all know practically evrything is now saver with lower tier miles, but I can't figure out what is breaking down,
Last time I did LHR DXB they told me the flight I wanted was full, but turning up early it was suddenly open, and must have has a lot of no-shows as I could see at least 20 empty seats in Y although J and F were full.
Now I'm trying to head back on the same route LHR-DXB and the website is showing every flight from Fri 22nd July to Sun 24th as full out of LHR and LGW !! and the price is UKL 1100 for the 1/2 days outside of those dates. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Last time I did LHR DXB they told me the flight I wanted was full, but turning up early it was suddenly open, and must have has a lot of no-shows as I could see at least 20 empty seats in Y although J and F were full.
Now I'm trying to head back on the same route LHR-DXB and the website is showing every flight from Fri 22nd July to Sun 24th as full out of LHR and LGW !! and the price is UKL 1100 for the 1/2 days outside of those dates. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Will be trying to leave the Uk the Friday/Saturday before the schools close.
It might be cheaper to fly east on to another european airport
and fly to DXB from there.
Jul 20, 2011, 6:28 am
#51
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: OSL
Programs: BA Gold | SK Gold | A3 Gold
Posts: 4,553
Flex tickets are NOT more flexible than Saver tickets. In some markets they may actually be more restrictive. EK needs to do a full ATPCO rules review and clean up their Cat 16 especially. But then again, Mercator has always had problems with a rules engine (which is why EK's pricing is all done by an outsourced Travelport engine).