MAN-DXB on A380 - Flex only?
Mar 10, 2013 | 4:20 am
#1
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MAN-DXB on A380 - Flex only?
I'm trying to book a business class return to Bangkok in June. No matter what dates I choose, the A380 flight from MAN (EK18) will only price as a Flex fare, which adds around Ł500 to the costs.
Is this usual, or something that will sort itself out given time?
Looking at ExpertFlyer, there doesn't seem to be any difference in the availability buckets for the other flights on the days I am looking at :-
EK22 - P2 A2 J4 C4 I4 O7 Y7 E7 R7 W7 M7 B7 U7 K7 H7 Q7 L7 T7 V7 X7
EK18 - P2 A2 J4 C4 I4 O7 Y7 E7 R7 W7 M7 B7 U7 K7 H7 Q7 L7 T7 V7 X7
EK20 - P2 A2 J4 C4 I4 O7 Y7 E7 R7 W7 M7 B7 U0 K0 H0 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0
Both EK22 and EK20 price up reasonable.
Maybe they're trying to discourage the riff-raff that plague the bar on this flight
Cheers.
Is this usual, or something that will sort itself out given time?
Looking at ExpertFlyer, there doesn't seem to be any difference in the availability buckets for the other flights on the days I am looking at :-
EK22 - P2 A2 J4 C4 I4 O7 Y7 E7 R7 W7 M7 B7 U7 K7 H7 Q7 L7 T7 V7 X7
EK18 - P2 A2 J4 C4 I4 O7 Y7 E7 R7 W7 M7 B7 U7 K7 H7 Q7 L7 T7 V7 X7
EK20 - P2 A2 J4 C4 I4 O7 Y7 E7 R7 W7 M7 B7 U0 K0 H0 Q0 L0 T0 V0 X0
Both EK22 and EK20 price up reasonable.
Maybe they're trying to discourage the riff-raff that plague the bar on this flight
Cheers.
Mar 10, 2013 | 5:38 am
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I have had this when booking flights to OZ. Suddenly only Flex fares are available.
However, on each occasion Saver fares have been released eventually, the timing of such release seemingly being pretty random..
You just have to keep checking as I am sure you will.
However, on each occasion Saver fares have been released eventually, the timing of such release seemingly being pretty random..
You just have to keep checking as I am sure you will.
Mar 10, 2013 | 1:03 pm
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The flight restrictions will likely be the reason
Looking on EF at the fares MAN-DXB r/t for april , the O1MAPGB1 fare has the flight restriction in rules that states
and the I1EAXGB1
The next fare up ( IEEAXGB1 ) is valid on all EK flights and so would seem to be the 1st one that is valid for business class travel on EK18
As far as "flex" vs "saver" only the O class is saver, both the I fare that is EK22/20 only and the fare that allows all EK flights are flex fares
Looking on EF at the fares MAN-DXB r/t for april , the O1MAPGB1 fare has the flight restriction in rules that states
Code:
IF THE FARE COMPONENT INCLUDES TRAVEL BETWEEN UNITED
KINGDOM AND DXB
THEN THAT TRAVEL MUST BE ON
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
EK FLIGHT 0022
ANY EK FLIGHT OPERATED BY QF.
and the I1EAXGB1
Code:
IF THE FARE COMPONENT INCLUDES TRAVEL BETWEEN UNITED
KINGDOM AND DXB
THEN THAT TRAVEL MUST BE ON
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
EK FLIGHT 0022
EK FLIGHT 0020.
As far as "flex" vs "saver" only the O class is saver, both the I fare that is EK22/20 only and the fare that allows all EK flights are flex fares
Last edited by Dave Noble; Mar 10, 2013 at 1:09 pm
Mar 11, 2013 | 5:27 am
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The flight restrictions will likely be the reason
Looking on EF at the fares MAN-DXB r/t for april , the O1MAPGB1 fare has the flight restriction in rules that states
and the I1EAXGB1
The next fare up ( IEEAXGB1 ) is valid on all EK flights and so would seem to be the 1st one that is valid for business class travel on EK18
As far as "flex" vs "saver" only the O class is saver, both the I fare that is EK22/20 only and the fare that allows all EK flights are flex fares
Looking on EF at the fares MAN-DXB r/t for april , the O1MAPGB1 fare has the flight restriction in rules that states
Code:
IF THE FARE COMPONENT INCLUDES TRAVEL BETWEEN UNITED
KINGDOM AND DXB
THEN THAT TRAVEL MUST BE ON
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
EK FLIGHT 0022
ANY EK FLIGHT OPERATED BY QF.
and the I1EAXGB1
Code:
IF THE FARE COMPONENT INCLUDES TRAVEL BETWEEN UNITED
KINGDOM AND DXB
THEN THAT TRAVEL MUST BE ON
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
EK FLIGHT 0022
EK FLIGHT 0020.
As far as "flex" vs "saver" only the O class is saver, both the I fare that is EK22/20 only and the fare that allows all EK flights are flex fares
Funnily enough, if I price up the MAN-DXB flights on the QF codeshare, it prices out at around the Saver fare.
