Crazy prices
Reminds me of a friend on a Newcastle - London via Durham train ticket. It was an off-peak ticket, so cheaper. At the last minute he found himself staying with a friend in Durham, so he arrived to board the train in Durham. Not allowed because the ticket had to be validated in Newcastle
"I often book the late afternoon ferry, arrive in time for the mid-afternoon crossing and am welcomed on board, at no extra charge, with a smile."
Ditto, but I do book a semi-flex fare to give me a time margin especially with a long road journey ... and the possibility of 'pedestrians in the road' on the Calais approach!
I too wish that this sort of flexibility could apply to flights to popular destinations with frequent daily rotations, but I suppose this would cause chaos (and potential overbooking!) at check in, or even worse at the gate for those who don't have to check in anything!!!
Ditto, but I do book a semi-flex fare to give me a time margin especially with a long road journey ... and the possibility of 'pedestrians in the road' on the Calais approach!
I too wish that this sort of flexibility could apply to flights to popular destinations with frequent daily rotations, but I suppose this would cause chaos (and potential overbooking!) at check in, or even worse at the gate for those who don't have to check in anything!!!
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You wanted cheap? You’ve got cheap. You wanted low fares, you’ve got low fares (except peak of the peak)
Humans are necessary to make logical decisions based on minimal information. Computers can’t, everyone is treated the same. You want flexibility, you can have it, at a cost.
Humans are necessary to make logical decisions based on minimal information. Computers can’t, everyone is treated the same. You want flexibility, you can have it, at a cost.
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Yes I am very happy with the cost of my fare and am looking forward to my first time with SWISS. My 13 digit ticket starts with 724 and is the same number for all flights even though i fly HKG to MEL with Cathay and returning fly MEL to SIN with Singapore Airlines before rejoining SWISS. The only thing i haven't been able to do is reserve seats on the non SWISS flights, although i am assured that my wife and i will sit together.
Anyway thank you everyone for all the comments, I didn't think it would create such a discussion. Clearly a few people on here have a lot of knowledge about the subject.
Many thanks..
Anyway thank you everyone for all the comments, I didn't think it would create such a discussion. Clearly a few people on here have a lot of knowledge about the subject.
Many thanks..
Because the loadsheet had already been completed. Particularly at LoCos they will not redo a load sheet (or include Last Minute Changes) once the scheduled check-in time has closed as their "load control" staff are now working on other flights.
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To be fair, if it still exists, ez do allow some flexibility, but with strings. On the return sector you can catch an earlier flight on the same day space available. I discovered the 'strings' when I turned up to avail myself of this excellent offer. Then there was a Duh moment. My wife had driven down on holiday as I was on duty flying. I then booked a single ticket to meet up and was available earlier than expected. I turned up to catch the earlier flight. No can do; it was not a return sector. Duh! Why make an easy job difficult? If they can do it on a return sector why not the outbound or a single sector as well? After all, there are separate tickets/prices for each sector; it is only the booking reference that attaches to both.
How does it work now? It was a very attractive benefit versus competitors and costs them nothing. Indeed they then have an empty seat for last minute bookings at high price. So why not do the job properly?
How does it work now? It was a very attractive benefit versus competitors and costs them nothing. Indeed they then have an empty seat for last minute bookings at high price. So why not do the job properly?
