Flight costs. Buh?!
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Missus is looking into flights back to the UK from Dubai, where we live. Results are baffling.
On several major airlines, including BA, Virgin and Emirates, flying Dubai-London-Dubai costs around 600 pounds each.
Yet flying the same airlines, at the same time, going London-Dubai-London, is only around 300 pounds.
Now, why would this be? Is it just shameless mark ups or is there more to it than that?
On several major airlines, including BA, Virgin and Emirates, flying Dubai-London-Dubai costs around 600 pounds each.
Yet flying the same airlines, at the same time, going London-Dubai-London, is only around 300 pounds.
Now, why would this be? Is it just shameless mark ups or is there more to it than that?
PhillT said:
Missus is looking into flights back to the UK from Dubai, where we live. Results are baffling.
On several major airlines, including BA, Virgin and Emirates, flying Dubai-London-Dubai costs around 600 pounds each.
Yet flying the same airlines, at the same time, going London-Dubai-London, is only around 300 pounds.
Now, why would this be? Is it just shameless mark ups or is there more to it than that?
Maybe they're trying to set the price so that you use up the same amount of your gross earnings to buy a ticket! On several major airlines, including BA, Virgin and Emirates, flying Dubai-London-Dubai costs around 600 pounds each.
Yet flying the same airlines, at the same time, going London-Dubai-London, is only around 300 pounds.
Now, why would this be? Is it just shameless mark ups or is there more to it than that?
Were you looking on their UK websites?
If so it is usually because the UK based site has the best contracts and more demand for flights leaving the UK so will have cheaper fares. They don't however have as much demand for people in the UK wanting to fly into the UK then back out again hence the fares being more expensive and having I would guess fewer options.
If so it is usually because the UK based site has the best contracts and more demand for flights leaving the UK so will have cheaper fares. They don't however have as much demand for people in the UK wanting to fly into the UK then back out again hence the fares being more expensive and having I would guess fewer options.
v15ben said:
Were you looking on their UK websites?
If so it is usually because the UK based site has the best contracts and more demand for flights leaving the UK so will have cheaper fares. They don't however have as much demand for people in the UK wanting to fly into the UK then back out again hence the fares being more expensive and having I would guess fewer options.
Not sure which sites she was looking on. We've managed to find cheaper fares, but I was curious as to how and why journeys of exactly the same length could vary in cost so dramatically.If so it is usually because the UK based site has the best contracts and more demand for flights leaving the UK so will have cheaper fares. They don't however have as much demand for people in the UK wanting to fly into the UK then back out again hence the fares being more expensive and having I would guess fewer options.
So you're saying that the more demand means discounts? Is 600 more indicative of the actual cost of the flights then?
Demand does mean discounts in theory. Basically UK agents or UK websites of airlines won't have many specifically negotiated contracts for a Dubai-UK-Dubai flight as they barely sell any whereas the Dubai based site or agent will have loads as they sell them all the time. The UK agent/site will just go on whatever the published rates available to UK punters are rather than trying to get any special deals.
I never understand the Airline pricing game
Looking at flying the US in april where i want to fly to Atlanta or Washington as cheap as poss. some airlines do connecting flights and some go direct. The cheapest connect via another airport then onwards to the destination. I looked at flying direct to the connecting airport but to fly to there you have to get a connecting flight
i.e. LHR to Atlanta flys via Charlotte but LHR to Charlotte flys via Washington is is more expensive.
Think i'll walk, it'll be easier
Looking at flying the US in april where i want to fly to Atlanta or Washington as cheap as poss. some airlines do connecting flights and some go direct. The cheapest connect via another airport then onwards to the destination. I looked at flying direct to the connecting airport but to fly to there you have to get a connecting flight
i.e. LHR to Atlanta flys via Charlotte but LHR to Charlotte flys via Washington
is is more expensive.Think i'll walk, it'll be easier
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