What's up with Air India JFK-LHR fare?
Mar 13, 2008, 2:31 pm
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What's up with Air India JFK-LHR fare?
Hi there,
I was trying to book a cheap fare from JFK-LHR from 5/29 to 6/6. Air India shows up on itasoftware.com as $639-ish. It routinely shows up on CheapTickets, Hotwire, Orbitz etc. as 650-ish but when you go to book, it prices through at 725. What's up with that?
Any suggestions for a cheap (under 700) way from JFK-LHR on those dates? Air India would have been perfect but it's either filling up or something's up with the tickets...
I was trying to book a cheap fare from JFK-LHR from 5/29 to 6/6. Air India shows up on itasoftware.com as $639-ish. It routinely shows up on CheapTickets, Hotwire, Orbitz etc. as 650-ish but when you go to book, it prices through at 725. What's up with that?
Any suggestions for a cheap (under 700) way from JFK-LHR on those dates? Air India would have been perfect but it's either filling up or something's up with the tickets...
Mar 13, 2008, 3:02 pm
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There is no availability in the V booking class on the outbound flight:
[KVS Availability Tool 3.0.51/Platinum - Sabre: ITN/UK-ASB]
[KVS Availability Tool 3.0.51/Platinum - Sabre: Fares/DotRes/US/USD]
[KVS Availability Tool 3.0.51/Platinum - Sabre: ITN/UK-ASB]
Code:
JFK New York John F Kennedy Int'l NY US [KJFK]
LHR London Heathrow UK [EGLL]
THU 29 May 2008
Carrier Flight From Depart To Arrive A/C St Availability
--------- ------ ---- --------- ---- --------- ---- ---- -----------------------------------------
AI 112 JFK 20:00 LHR 06:35 +1 777 0 F6 A3 J7 C6 D3 W9 Y7 B5 H5 K5 L0 M0 V0 G0
Code:
NYC New York Metro NY US = JFK LGA LON London Metro UK = LHR LGW STN LTN LCY THU 29 May 2008 / FRI 06 Jun 2008 / RT Carrier From To Fare Cur Fare Basis --------- ------ ---- --------- ---- --------- ---- ---- ---------- AI NYC LON 240 USD VEU12A AI NYC LON 240 USD GEU12A AI NYC LON 290 USD MEU12A AI NYC LON 340 USD LEU12A AI NYC LON 390 USD KEU12A AI NYC LON 440 USD HEU12A AI NYC LON 490 USD BEU12A AI NYC LON 722 USD YKXAP6M AI NYC LON 773 USD YKWAP6M AI NYC LON 1320 USD Y3 AI NYC LON 1504 USD W3 AI NYC LON 2840 USD Y
Mar 13, 2008, 4:53 pm
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DOH! Thanks so much, KVS. Do they typically make more seats available later or do I need to figure out my alternate plan?
And one other question: why are the discount sites so slow to update?
And one other question: why are the discount sites so slow to update?
Last edited by shaggy_mutt; Mar 13, 2008 at 4:54 pm Reason: clarification
Mar 13, 2008, 6:00 pm
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Not all systems are updated by AI in real-time, hence the discrepancy. When you try to book, the discrepancy gets caught and you get an updated price.
Mar 14, 2008, 8:40 am
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