Sudden Jump In Prices
May 7, 2019, 4:17 am
#17
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: CPT,AMS
Posts: 4,412
While this might be true for some OTAs, I never saw such practice on AF/KL websites, quite often I would run the search multiple times in a span of few days before finally booking my flight, always using the same computer/browser and often even logged in to my FB account.
May 7, 2019, 8:43 am
#18
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: Somewhere between BHX and HUY
Programs: Flying Blue Plat, Eurobonus Silver, ALL Gold
Posts: 1,674
This happened to me on kl.com this year.
Was eyeing a flight at £168.
Checked a bit too often.
Went to £190.
Though "oh sh**t" and bought it.
Thought "wait a minute" and looked it up again the next day.
Flight was £168
Hated myself and said never again.
Should I have complained instead???
Was eyeing a flight at £168.
Checked a bit too often.
Went to £190.
Though "oh sh**t" and bought it.
Thought "wait a minute" and looked it up again the next day.
Flight was £168
Hated myself and said never again.
Should I have complained instead???
May 7, 2019, 9:06 am
#19
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: AMS
Programs: Flying Blue Platinum | Flying Blue Petroleum | Hilton Gold | Marriott Gold | Shangri-La Jade
Posts: 306
This happened to me on kl.com this year.
Was eyeing a flight at £168.
Checked a bit too often.
Went to £190.
Though "oh sh**t" and bought it.
Thought "wait a minute" and looked it up again the next day.
Flight was £168
Hated myself and said never again.
Should I have complained instead???
Was eyeing a flight at £168.
Checked a bit too often.
Went to £190.
Though "oh sh**t" and bought it.
Thought "wait a minute" and looked it up again the next day.
Flight was £168
Hated myself and said never again.
Should I have complained instead???
May 8, 2019, 12:27 am
#20
Join Date: Jun 2012
Programs: FB, M&B, UA, AA
Posts: 2,489
My guess is it is not about checking too often, it is about waiting and then the seats in a fare bucket are bought by others and the price then goes up. But then if competitors keep on having lower prices, the yield management system at some point may reduce the price again. I have seen this quite a few times, lately with Aeroflot AMS-BKK return that initially was 575, then jumped over 600, and later on went back to 575 when I decided to go for it. Dynamic pricing systems.......I check sometimes prices more than once a day but usually they stay stable, suggesting price checking is not an issue...
May 8, 2019, 1:47 am
#21
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: AMS
Programs: Flying Blue Platinum | Flying Blue Petroleum | Hilton Gold | Marriott Gold | Shangri-La Jade
Posts: 306
My guess is it is not about checking too often, it is about waiting and then the seats in a fare bucket are bought by others and the price then goes up. But then if competitors keep on having lower prices, the yield management system at some point may reduce the price again. I have seen this quite a few times, lately with Aeroflot AMS-BKK return that initially was 575, then jumped over 600, and later on went back to 575 when I decided to go for it. Dynamic pricing systems.......I check sometimes prices more than once a day but usually they stay stable, suggesting price checking is not an issue...
May 9, 2019, 1:03 am
#22
Join Date: May 2018
Posts: 757
This happened to me on kl.com this year.
Was eyeing a flight at £168.
Checked a bit too often.
Went to £190.
Though "oh sh**t" and bought it.
Thought "wait a minute" and looked it up again the next day.
Flight was £168
Hated myself and said never again.
Should I have complained instead???
Was eyeing a flight at £168.
Checked a bit too often.
Went to £190.
Though "oh sh**t" and bought it.
Thought "wait a minute" and looked it up again the next day.
Flight was £168
Hated myself and said never again.
Should I have complained instead???
No European airline is doing this, it's EU law and penalties are high plus the damage to the brand will be irreparable.
What could have happened to you that a certain fare class was not available at the moment of booking, but later it was available.
Some airlines (KLM fx) have an option to reserve a ticket for free (or fee) for 24 hrs. In that period that fare is not available but will get released after the 24 hours are expired.
That might have happened with your fare.