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Sudden price hike in PE

PostPosted: 18 Nov 2016, 13:21
by jshort
So before the website changes, PE LGW-MCO July 2017 was around the £8/900 mark, Then the day of the website change the price rocketed to £2900 (more expensive than UC) and is still today around £2100 (compared to £750 for BA) just for one person one way

Is that usual?

Re: Sudden price hike in PE

PostPosted: 18 Nov 2016, 17:44
by Hev60
jshort wrote:So before the website changes, PE LGW-MCO July 2017 was around the £8/900 mark, Then the day of the website change the price rocketed to £2900 (more expensive than UC) and is still today around £2100 (compared to £750 for BA) just for one person one way

Is that usual?


A Premium Economy fare to MCO in July for only £900? (Can't believe I wrote only but that's life these days). I would be rather surprised to find a PE fare to Orlando at any time of the year, especially in July, for that kind of money. In fact to MCO £800-900 is a pretty good fare for economy.

You also need to check the fare code for the prices you quoted, as £2100 is probably an upgraded fare which is always going to be high.

How much is the BA for a return fare though!

Re: Sudden price hike in PE

PostPosted: 18 Nov 2016, 18:34
by tontybear
One way fares always get priced into the most expensive, though flexible, fare buckets so are always very high.

Throw in a Saturday night and a return and the fare will likely plummet.

Re: Sudden price hike in PE

PostPosted: 18 Nov 2016, 23:40
by Hev60
Just managing to finally get to grips with the new availablity calendar :D and a return fare LGW to MCO for virtually the whole month of July doesn't work out more than £1550 for a return PE fare - Saturday to Saturday for one or two weeks and even as school holidays start. That's a pretty good price these days to the sunshine state.

Re: Sudden price hike in PE

PostPosted: 23 Nov 2016, 18:56
by Bumblesis
I have noticed the same.... Sept/Oct fares were around 950 for GLA/MCO these have now shot up to 1547 you can blame me, I was waiting on mid october dates to come out, now they have all dates have the higher fares. ;)