So what is it with airlines that can change the prices of tickets at random for no reasonable reason explanation other than they can. Who the heck regulates this crap? One second it's one price 2 seconds later it's another price. It's one price for 1 person per ticket, it's a seperate (usually higher) price for 3 people per booking and yet MORE money to book even more people? That just makes no sense to me. The price should be the price should be the price! And if anything the more people you are booking the cheaper the price should be....no more! I can't believe they get away with such mind boggling rules of conduct.
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Originally posted by mokkoYou're quite right; it makes no sense. Treat booking tickets the way you treat RHP games you're about to win on the next move. You have to sit there and watch the price of the flight fluctuate for days, ideally for about five airlines at once, and then, when the time seems right, you JUMP!
So what is it with airlines that can change the prices of tickets at random for no reasonable reason explanation other than they can. Who the heck regulates this crap? One second it's one price 2 seconds later it's another price. It's one price for 1 person per ticket, it's a seperate (usually higher) price for 3 people per booking and yet MORE money to book e ...[text shortened]... ould be....no more! I can't believe they get away with such mind boggling rules of conduct.
Also, look for the airline which will fly you the greatest amount of unnecessary distance, with maximum waiting about in irrelevant airports and consumption of fuel. They will have the cheapest tickets. I've gone London-Boston via Halifax and Toronto on Air Canada for $100 less than London-Boston direct would cost on Virgin, for example. If you're going to Florida, see if it can be done via Timbuktu; that will probably minimise your spending.
Finally, don't use online booking agencies; go directly through the airlines. To see why, ask Maddox:
http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=orbitz_blows
Originally posted by mokkoNext thing you'll be asking us about airline peanuts.
So what is it with airlines that can change the prices of tickets at random for no reasonable reason explanation other than they can. Who the heck regulates this crap? One second it's one price 2 seconds later it's another price. It's one price for 1 person per ticket, it's a seperate (usually higher) price for 3 people per booking and yet MORE money to book e ...[text shortened]... ould be....no more! I can't believe they get away with such mind boggling rules of conduct.
Originally posted by royalchickenActually both my girlfriend and I are very money savy. We have utalized a variety of methods to ensure the cheapest fares. Including searching through online agancyies for hours on end, dealing with the airlines directly, rerouting our flights and being flexible on dates. We have still managed to find amazing deals through all our wasted time searching for them. It's just that in this process I'm amazed to see how fickle these airlines and their priceing policies can be. There's just no rhyme or reason for them. How can a plane ticket be one price one minute then another price another minute then another price yet a minute later again?
You're quite right; it makes no sense. Treat booking tickets the way you treat RHP games you're about to win on the next move. You have to sit there and watch the price of the flight fluctuate for days, ideally for about five airlines at once, and then, when the time seems right, you JUMP!
Also, look for the airline which will fly you the greates ...[text shortened]... s. To see why, ask Maddox:
http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=orbitz_blows
My friend seems to think that each time we search on a particular flight they can see how many times this flight is being considered and then up the price. Is that possible that they do this? Either way however they do it you would think there would be more regulations on the pricing flux that they seem to have going on.
Originally posted by mokkoI think your friend is on to something, but I have no idea.
Actually both my girlfriend and I are very money savy. We have utalized a variety of methods to ensure the cheapest fares. Including searching through online agancyies for hours on end, dealing with the airlines directly, rerouting our flights and being flexible on dates. We have still managed to find amazing deals through all our wasted time searching for the ...[text shortened]... ld think there would be more regulations on the pricing flux that they seem to have going on.
Originally posted by XanthosNZNot whining jackass simply stating the absurdity of the regulations that dictate the prices of airline tickets that seem to jump up and down quicker than your than your premature ejaculations.
Remind what this thread was about? Wasn't it you whining about airline tickets?