I need help understanding pricing structures
Aug 30, 2014 | 5:27 pm
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I need help understanding pricing structures
Good evening all
I have been shopping for a RT from either BOS or YUL to AMS or BRU in April '15. It appears that flying out of YUL is cheaper than BOS. So here are my 2 questions (which may lead to further based on your answers):
Why is it cheaper to fly out of YUL instead of BOS?
Why is it cheaper to fly YUL - AMS - BRU instead of just YUL - AMS? I understand there are penalties for not completing the trip but if I wanted my final destination to be AMS, why is it cheaper to continue on past my destination and have to drive/train back?
Thanks
I have been shopping for a RT from either BOS or YUL to AMS or BRU in April '15. It appears that flying out of YUL is cheaper than BOS. So here are my 2 questions (which may lead to further based on your answers):
Why is it cheaper to fly out of YUL instead of BOS?
Why is it cheaper to fly YUL - AMS - BRU instead of just YUL - AMS? I understand there are penalties for not completing the trip but if I wanted my final destination to be AMS, why is it cheaper to continue on past my destination and have to drive/train back?
Thanks
Aug 30, 2014 | 5:35 pm
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Supply and demand. Competition -- or lack thereof -- on certain routes.
Many passengers are willing to pay a premium for nonstop flights, and airlines know that.
Of course, fares might change dramatically over the next several months.
Supply and demand. Competition -- or lack thereof -- on certain routes.
Many passengers are willing to pay a premium for nonstop flights, and airlines know that.
Of course, fares might change dramatically over the next several months.
Aug 31, 2014 | 2:09 am
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I need help understanding pricing structures
The airlines' pricing structures are based upon origin and destination and rarely layover points. There may be lower demand or greater competition going to BRU. Thus, the flights to BRU, despite routing through AMS, cost less than the flights to AMS.
Aug 31, 2014 | 3:45 am
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Works the other way round as well, for the same reasons. There are threads on ex-EU prices on BA TATL beeing roughly the same price in J, as ex-LON would be in W.
The thing to remember is, however, that although breaking the rules of the ticket with skipping the last leg, you might get away with it. Doing it before starting your return will cancel the rest of your ticket
The thing to remember is, however, that although breaking the rules of the ticket with skipping the last leg, you might get away with it. Doing it before starting your return will cancel the rest of your ticket
Aug 31, 2014 | 4:18 am
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In your case kmht, if you buy YUL-AMS-BRU and only fly YUL-AMS (dropping the final flight to BRU), you'll find that the entire return flight BRU-AMS-YUL cancelled.
Aug 31, 2014 | 7:52 am
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The thing to remember is, however, that although breaking the rules of the ticket with skipping the last leg, you might get away with it. Doing it before starting your return will cancel the rest of your ticket
In your case kmht, if you buy YUL-AMS-BRU and only fly YUL-AMS (dropping the final flight to BRU), you'll find that the entire return flight BRU-AMS-YUL cancelled.
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Originally Posted by onobond
The thing to remember is, however, that although breaking the rules of the ticket with skipping the last leg, you might get away with it. Doing it before starting your return will cancel the rest of your ticket
In your case kmht, if you buy YUL-AMS-BRU and only fly YUL-AMS (dropping the final flight to BRU), you'll find that the entire return flight BRU-AMS-YUL cancelled.
Aug 31, 2014 | 9:07 am
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That would make his costs far higher because two one-way international tickets are typically much more expensive than one discount roundtrip.
Aug 31, 2014 | 9:34 am
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Nevertheless, if you bought YUL-AMS-BRU, and BRU-AMS-YUL as separate tickets and got off at AMS and dropped BRU, you'd still have to start ticket two off at BRU, since that's how you bought it. If you don't AMS-YUL gets cancelled.
Aug 31, 2014 | 11:16 am
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In the European context, BRU often tends to have lower prices because it is served by several low cost carriers. Also, BRU high traffic periods may be concentrated around the EEC calendar because so much of its business comes from being the administrative center of the European commission. This means that at other times, fares may be more keen than usual.