Dinged for a sold out X-mas flight
Dec 16, 2006, 4:18 pm
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Dinged for a sold out X-mas flight
Very strange Ding today: Dec 23 only, $34 from PHL to PBI on the morning nonstop only (flt. 3421). Too good to be true, right -- the Saturday before X-mas.
Indeed it is. The flight is almost completely sold out, with only the highest fare bucket available. Nobody's going to be flying that day for $34. I wonder what gives. Must be some programming glitch.
Indeed it is. The flight is almost completely sold out, with only the highest fare bucket available. Nobody's going to be flying that day for $34. I wonder what gives. Must be some programming glitch.
Dec 18, 2006, 4:47 pm
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And it would defy logic (and all probabilities) for cheap nonstop seats from Philly to W. Palm Beach to be available the Sat. morning before X-mas. US' one-way fares that day are over $400, and nobody even has a 1-stop fare below $300 (other than WN's $218+ tax fare).
Dec 19, 2006, 7:38 am
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Not sure how that would be possible. I checked it a few times (dinged again today!) and no Ding seats were available. As I said, only the highest bucket was being sold.
And it would defy logic (and all probabilities) for cheap nonstop seats from Philly to W. Palm Beach to be available the Sat. morning before X-mas. US' one-way fares that day are over $400, and nobody even has a 1-stop fare below $300 (other than WN's $218+ tax fare).
And it would defy logic (and all probabilities) for cheap nonstop seats from Philly to W. Palm Beach to be available the Sat. morning before X-mas. US' one-way fares that day are over $400, and nobody even has a 1-stop fare below $300 (other than WN's $218+ tax fare).
Dec 19, 2006, 10:20 am
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Well I have no reason to lie, but I clicked on the PHL ding and that flight came up for $34 that one direction. The others were full, but it was available. I am sorry if you find that hard to believe, but before saying that it isn't available you should actually check. It WAS available. We'll see this morning if it is available again.
As I said, it would be extremely improbable that WN would want to sell $34 seats to Florida on the Saturday before X-mas.
Dec 19, 2006, 12:54 pm
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Try it again. I just added PHL to my DING registration to see what would happen and the 7:30 am flight is there and available for $34. $44.30 with tax and fees.
Dec 19, 2006, 1:11 pm
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Dec 21, 2006, 8:59 am
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It keeps popping up and is very bookable now.
The strangest Ding fare I've ever seen.
Logic would say that there are a lot of folks paying a lot more to fly to Florida that day. I guess the change fees prevent folks from switching over to that WN flight.
The strangest Ding fare I've ever seen.
Logic would say that there are a lot of folks paying a lot more to fly to Florida that day. I guess the change fees prevent folks from switching over to that WN flight.
Dec 21, 2006, 9:51 am
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IAHPHX, what change fees are you talking about? If someone wants to move to the cheaper flight and open a seat on the full flight that will fill back up at full fare, let em.
Dec 21, 2006, 10:09 am
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Change fees apply if you bought a ticket from another airline and then saw the Ding sale.