Premium Econom is cheaper than Econom
Apr 22, 2019, 11:31 pm
#1
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Join Date: Apr 2019
Location: KBP
Posts: 9
Premium Econom is cheaper than Econom
Just bought at LH website Premium Econom ticket that is even cheaper than Econom.
The flight is ORD-KBP-ORD. Return flight is KBP-VIE-ORD that is operated by Austrian. And that Premium Econom ticket costs me 703$ but Econom ticket price is 833$.
My question is why it could happen and why LH proposed me such strange prices yesterday? Though I checked LH today and all looks good, Econom price is still 833$ but Premium Econom is 1350$
May be it is a obvious case but I am a newbie)
The flight is ORD-KBP-ORD. Return flight is KBP-VIE-ORD that is operated by Austrian. And that Premium Econom ticket costs me 703$ but Econom ticket price is 833$.
My question is why it could happen and why LH proposed me such strange prices yesterday? Though I checked LH today and all looks good, Econom price is still 833$ but Premium Econom is 1350$
May be it is a obvious case but I am a newbie)
Apr 23, 2019, 2:24 am
#2
Join Date: May 2015
Location: RBA / TBS
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Just bought at LH website Premium Econom ticket that is even cheaper than Econom.
The flight is ORD-KBP-ORD. Return flight is KBP-VIE-ORD that is operated by Austrian. And that Premium Econom ticket costs me 703$ but Econom ticket price is 833$.
My question is why it could happen and why LH proposed me such strange prices yesterday? Though I checked LH today and all looks good, Econom price is still 833$ but Premium Econom is 1350$
May be it is a obvious case but I am a newbie)
The flight is ORD-KBP-ORD. Return flight is KBP-VIE-ORD that is operated by Austrian. And that Premium Econom ticket costs me 703$ but Econom ticket price is 833$.
My question is why it could happen and why LH proposed me such strange prices yesterday? Though I checked LH today and all looks good, Econom price is still 833$ but Premium Econom is 1350$
May be it is a obvious case but I am a newbie)
while many factors need to be considered , its mostly a question of supply and demand , maybe economy is almost full on 1 or more flights of your journey then LH ask for more money , however premium economy may not be full
You need to check what are the prices for other ''normal dates'' during the entire year , then you will see if theses prices are regular or not
Apr 23, 2019, 6:46 am
#6
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Krakow
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What can happen is the discounted, restricted economy tickets leaving only higher priced, less restrictive economy tickets available.
However the PE restricted tickets have not sold out hence they are cheaper and less flexible than what is for sale in economy.
However the PE restricted tickets have not sold out hence they are cheaper and less flexible than what is for sale in economy.
Apr 23, 2019, 10:45 am
#7
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Join Date: Apr 2019
Location: KBP
Posts: 9
Its not an unusual behaviour , and this question is not obvious
while many factors need to be considered , its mostly a question of supply and demand , maybe economy is almost full on 1 or more flights of your journey then LH ask for more money , however premium economy may not be full
You need to check what are the prices for other ''normal dates'' during the entire year , then you will see if theses prices are regular or not
while many factors need to be considered , its mostly a question of supply and demand , maybe economy is almost full on 1 or more flights of your journey then LH ask for more money , however premium economy may not be full
You need to check what are the prices for other ''normal dates'' during the entire year , then you will see if theses prices are regular or not
Apr 24, 2019, 9:21 am
#14
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Join Date: Apr 2019
Location: KBP
Posts: 9
One more interesting point.
I was able to reserve any PE seat when I purchased extra cheap PE ticket.
So I guess that no PE tickets were sold at the moment (except my one)
I was able to reserve any PE seat when I purchased extra cheap PE ticket.
So I guess that no PE tickets were sold at the moment (except my one)
Last edited by ashuba; Apr 24, 2019 at 11:58 am
Apr 26, 2019, 12:59 am
#15
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Munich, Germany
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Posts: 3,379
Nothing unusual. I had business trips where the restricted business class ticket was cheaper than the fully flexible economy ticket. Especially the fully flexible economy tickets are very expansive and sometimes the only economy fare bucket left.