Airfare: Rant and Rave
Apr 11th, 2007, 01:57 PM
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Christina,
>Businesses couldn't operate very well if they constantly let people get refunds because something was on sale cheaper than when they bought it. <
Ira is right, a lot of businesses do this, I have bought things, had them go on sale a few days later, went back to the store with my original receipt and had my money refunded! This is a common practice in Wegman's (NE grocery store) Home Depot, Williams Sonoma, Pottery Barn, etc. I wouldn't necessarily expect a refund from an airline, but a reasonable change fee would be nice. Again citing JetBlue (sadly only domestic) their change fee is $25.
>Businesses couldn't operate very well if they constantly let people get refunds because something was on sale cheaper than when they bought it. <
Ira is right, a lot of businesses do this, I have bought things, had them go on sale a few days later, went back to the store with my original receipt and had my money refunded! This is a common practice in Wegman's (NE grocery store) Home Depot, Williams Sonoma, Pottery Barn, etc. I wouldn't necessarily expect a refund from an airline, but a reasonable change fee would be nice. Again citing JetBlue (sadly only domestic) their change fee is $25.
Apr 11th, 2007, 02:25 PM
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Carlux:
"So what kind of business charges you more for one non-stop flight than for the same flight PLUS an internal flight of about 500 km.? Beats me."
The airlines, that's who...mainly because their prices are based, in part, on the amount of competition on a particular route (or "market"
rather than on distance traveled.
"So what kind of business charges you more for one non-stop flight than for the same flight PLUS an internal flight of about 500 km.? Beats me."
The airlines, that's who...mainly because their prices are based, in part, on the amount of competition on a particular route (or "market"
rather than on distance traveled.
Apr 12th, 2007, 11:31 AM
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<i>Since all they have to do is punch a few keys on the computer, I thought that $100/ticket would be reasonable.</i>
Except those weren't the terms you agreed to when you purchased the ticket. DL's change fee is $200 (and up) for international itineraries and $50 for domestic. This would have been indicated under the fare rules at the time of purchase. Airlines have different policies when it comes to price decreases so it's important to understand what the particular carrier's policy is if you plan to keep checking for fare drops.
Except those weren't the terms you agreed to when you purchased the ticket. DL's change fee is $200 (and up) for international itineraries and $50 for domestic. This would have been indicated under the fare rules at the time of purchase. Airlines have different policies when it comes to price decreases so it's important to understand what the particular carrier's policy is if you plan to keep checking for fare drops.
Apr 12th, 2007, 11:32 AM
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Apr 12th, 2007, 11:44 AM
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ira - right on! Good rant.
Love the story wondering.
It seems to me that they could solve the problem by pricing the flights cheaper, farther away from the date. They would have the money to use, they could encourage customers to jump on, they could plan. As the seats are snapped up, increase the price.
It would encourage loyalty, planning ahead and it would add the idea that if you don't get them now, the price will rise.
I guess that makes too much sense.
Love the story wondering.
It seems to me that they could solve the problem by pricing the flights cheaper, farther away from the date. They would have the money to use, they could encourage customers to jump on, they could plan. As the seats are snapped up, increase the price.
It would encourage loyalty, planning ahead and it would add the idea that if you don't get them now, the price will rise.
I guess that makes too much sense.
Apr 12th, 2007, 12:41 PM
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Seats are not always an indicator. As strange as it may seem people buy tickets ALL the time without picking seats at that time.
I had the same thing happen to me today. Started with flight to LGW at $605.. thought about it for a few hours, not it's $800.... Did the "flexible lookup" and found that by changing my plans by one day I could get $518 ($666 with tax) So now I am spending a LONG Memorial Day weekend in London and Paris YES!!!
I had the same thing happen to me today. Started with flight to LGW at $605.. thought about it for a few hours, not it's $800.... Did the "flexible lookup" and found that by changing my plans by one day I could get $518 ($666 with tax) So now I am spending a LONG Memorial Day weekend in London and Paris YES!!!
Apr 12th, 2007, 12:43 PM
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Forgot one thing.
I knew I was playing with fire by waiting... there were only about two seats left at the cheap fare when I started playing around. And actually the cheap fare was still avaialble when I went back to my first choice, but I would have had an 8 hour layover vs a direct flight.....
I knew I was playing with fire by waiting... there were only about two seats left at the cheap fare when I started playing around. And actually the cheap fare was still avaialble when I went back to my first choice, but I would have had an 8 hour layover vs a direct flight.....
