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Have USA - UC Sale prices just increased?

PostPosted: 13 Jan 2009, 11:58
by Fairphil
Hi
I checked the price of an UC return to Newark for April dates 11th out and 21st back a couple of days ago and the matrix showed approx 1067.
Have just rechecked prior to booking and the same dates show 1850? Wow.

But BA still shows a price of approx 1060 for Business

Has anyone an idea what is happening

Many thanks

PostPosted: 13 Jan 2009, 11:59
by David
Probably all the Z's on that day have been booked.

David

PostPosted: 13 Jan 2009, 12:09
by Fairphil
Hi David
I've checked on ExpertFlyer and it still shows Z avalability of 7 - which I understand to mean - plenty of such seats
I am still puzzled

PostPosted: 13 Jan 2009, 12:14
by Fairphil
Hi
It's me again.
I've just tried moving on from the first options matrix which showed £1867 return.
Low and behold the next screen show a return price of £1100.
The screens must be playing tricks??

PostPosted: 13 Jan 2009, 22:22
by jafleming
Had similar problems booking online today.. Suddenly every UC Z fare on every day giving between £1800 and £3000 for East Coast. I phoned UC Reservations and got the proper sale price (£807 for PE out to BOS, and UC back from JFK) straight away. They seemed surprised that the web fare was so much.

I hope this isn't affecting the take up on sales. I know I was put off when I saw the £1100 fare I'd been looking at yesterday had jumped £700 in half a day!


James

PostPosted: 14 Jan 2009, 13:32
by ilikebluesmarties
My route was the same LHR-SFO-IAD-LHR was previously £1300 now £1800 in June.

PostPosted: 14 Jan 2009, 14:02
by Darren Wheeler
Please bear in mind that for each Z sale price there will be a set number of seats in that bucket. Once sold, the fare will return to the normal Z rate.

PostPosted: 14 Jan 2009, 17:42
by jafleming
Looks like the prices are back to the sale levels today! There was plenty of availability for my route, it was just the website was showing inflated prices!