F fares to Barbados Winter 2020
Jan 17, 2020, 5:22 am
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F fares to Barbados Winter 2020
Just wondering if anyone has any thoughts/insight on this. We go to BGI annually in late November/December and for the last few years we’ve flown F as the outbound revenue fares have been around £1,400. This year, from the start of the sale they’re priced at £2,097.
This is quite an increase especially as they have added the F cabin to an increasing number of the 2nd daily flights in the winter which has historically always been 3-class frames save for an operational substitution. We’re currently booked in J but keeping an eye out for a decent upgrade price to F.
Any thoughts very welcome!
This is quite an increase especially as they have added the F cabin to an increasing number of the 2nd daily flights in the winter which has historically always been 3-class frames save for an operational substitution. We’re currently booked in J but keeping an eye out for a decent upgrade price to F.
Any thoughts very welcome!
Jan 17, 2020, 5:33 am
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I'm sure you know this better than me I guess it could be a number of things. It's peak season for a start (which of course you'll know), but is there A class available on the days you have been looking at? Worth making sure, but it does sound like there probably is as F would likely be much more. There could be an increase in demand, hence adding F to the other flight. Fares may come down later in the year, as sale periods don't always match year on year. All speculation on my part.
Jan 17, 2020, 8:24 am
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Thanks, Gustavmahler. What’s currently available is A class and around £2,057 outbound and £1,950 inbound, c.£4K per ticket. The last two years we’ve had F return in the sale for £2,800 per person.
The current J flights are c.£1,800, which is similar to previous sale prices. I guess more people are willing to pay the bigger premium to fly F now!
The current J flights are c.£1,800, which is similar to previous sale prices. I guess more people are willing to pay the bigger premium to fly F now!
Jan 17, 2020, 8:50 am
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Jan 17, 2020, 12:08 pm
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Nor me, and while they’ll be hard to come by the alternatives are POUG, airport upgrade, or change fare to upgrade during a sale. Setting up an alert seems to be the least effort and, if it comes off, the most cost effective option.
Jan 17, 2020, 12:48 pm
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Me too. And Avios would be the only way I’d be booking F to somewhere like that!
Jan 17, 2020, 2:29 pm
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I live in Barbados for work year round. It’s all the new taxes they put in place.
$75 USD Airline tax plus a new variable VAT based on the ticket price. Generally half of the ticket price from BGI is tax.
It could also be a increase in fare as well. Probably the two of them combined.
$75 USD Airline tax plus a new variable VAT based on the ticket price. Generally half of the ticket price from BGI is tax.
It could also be a increase in fare as well. Probably the two of them combined.