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Lufthansa no longer shows flexible dates for airfares?
I've been using Lufthansa quite a lot recently, and one of the reasons
was that I could indicate that my dates were flexible and they would show me the prices on a grid of 7 days, including up to 3 days before and 3 days after the date requested. This made it easy to find the best fare. Just now I checked for a good fare to the US, and although it still allowed me to check the box indicating that my dates were flexible, it only showed me the fare for the exact date requested. Is this just the latest attempt to pull the wool over our eyes? I'm sick of having to do 10 searches to get the best fare on any single site. I know that Zuji in Singapore allows flexible dates, but their cheapest fares are always a lot higher than what I can find on any other site. Does anyone have a better idea? I would like a site that not only shows fares on a range of dates, but also from nearby airports. I know of a number of sites, including travelocity, that show a range of dates, but only for flights within the US. -- Barbara Vaughan My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup |
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Lufthansa no longer shows flexible dates for airfares?
On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 19:14:00 +0200, B Vaughan wrote:
I've been using Lufthansa quite a lot recently, and one of the reasons was that I could indicate that my dates were flexible and they would show me the prices on a grid of 7 days, including up to 3 days before and 3 days after the date requested. This made it easy to find the best fare. Lufthansa still do +/-3days either side on their site. Gerry |
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Lufthansa no longer shows flexible dates for airfares?
On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 19:28:03 +0100, Gerald Oliver Swift
wrote: On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 19:14:00 +0200, B Vaughan wrote: I've been using Lufthansa quite a lot recently, and one of the reasons was that I could indicate that my dates were flexible and they would show me the prices on a grid of 7 days, including up to 3 days before and 3 days after the date requested. This made it easy to find the best fare. Lufthansa still do +/-3days either side on their site. Not when I tried today. Did you try a flight to the US? -- Barbara Vaughan My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup |
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Lufthansa no longer shows flexible dates for airfares?
On Mon, 30 Jul 2007, B Vaughan wrote:
Does anyone have a better idea? I would like a site that not only shows fares on a range of dates, but also from nearby airports. Have you tried http://matrix.itasoftware.com/cvg/dispatch/ ? There's an option to choose "any airport within ____ miles". (For the benefit of readers in countries that have enough sense not to use miles, 1 mile = 1.6 km.) -- Yves Bellefeuille |
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Lufthansa no longer shows flexible dates for airfares?
On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:58:22 +0200, B Vaughan wrote:
On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 19:28:03 +0100, Gerald Oliver Swift wrote: On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 19:14:00 +0200, B Vaughan wrote: I've been using Lufthansa quite a lot recently, and one of the reasons was that I could indicate that my dates were flexible and they would show me the prices on a grid of 7 days, including up to 3 days before and 3 days after the date requested. This made it easy to find the best fare. Lufthansa still do +/-3days either side on their site. Not when I tried today. Did you try a flight to the US? As a matter of fact, yes, I tried FRA-JFK. On their site, are you using these buttons? * Search by price +/- 3 days * Search for specified travel dates Gerry |
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Lufthansa no longer shows flexible dates for airfares?
B Vaughan wrote:
On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 19:28:03 +0100, Gerald Oliver Swift wrote: On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 19:14:00 +0200, B Vaughan wrote: I've been using Lufthansa quite a lot recently, and one of the reasons was that I could indicate that my dates were flexible and they would show me the prices on a grid of 7 days, including up to 3 days before and 3 days after the date requested. This made it easy to find the best fare. Lufthansa still do +/-3days either side on their site. Not when I tried today. Did you try a flight to the US? Just tried DUS-SFO, shows +/- 3 days fine. Exactly which Lufthansa site/language combo are you using? T. |
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Lufthansa no longer shows flexible dates for airfares?
On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 05:22:25 +0100, Gerald Oliver Swift
wrote: On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:58:22 +0200, B Vaughan wrote: On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 19:28:03 +0100, Gerald Oliver Swift wrote: On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 19:14:00 +0200, B Vaughan wrote: I've been using Lufthansa quite a lot recently, and one of the reasons was that I could indicate that my dates were flexible and they would show me the prices on a grid of 7 days, including up to 3 days before and 3 days after the date requested. This made it easy to find the best fare. Lufthansa still do +/-3days either side on their site. Not when I tried today. Did you try a flight to the US? As a matter of fact, yes, I tried FRA-JFK. On their site, are you using these buttons? * Search by price +/- 3 days Yes, that one. I checked several times to make sure it was checked. I use the site a lot, and never had this happen before. It's still not working for me today. Another odd thing I've noticed for some time with the site: if I want to change something in the itinerary, I have to exit the site and re-enter. Otherwise, it always reverts to the original itinerary I requested. Maybe I need to get rid of some cookies. * Search for specified travel dates No. -- Barbara Vaughan My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup |
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Lufthansa no longer shows flexible dates for airfares?
On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 11:14:38 +0200, Tom Peel wrote:
B Vaughan wrote: On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 19:28:03 +0100, Gerald Oliver Swift wrote: Lufthansa still do +/-3days either side on their site. Not when I tried today. Did you try a flight to the US? Just tried DUS-SFO, shows +/- 3 days fine. Exactly which Lufthansa site/language combo are you using? I tried the Italian site first, then the German site. -- Barbara Vaughan My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup |
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Lufthansa no longer shows flexible dates for airfares?
B Vaughan wrote:
On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 11:14:38 +0200, Tom Peel wrote: B Vaughan wrote: On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 19:28:03 +0100, Gerald Oliver Swift wrote: Lufthansa still do +/-3days either side on their site. Not when I tried today. Did you try a flight to the US? Just tried DUS-SFO, shows +/- 3 days fine. Exactly which Lufthansa site/language combo are you using? I tried the Italian site first, then the German site. I can't reproduce your problem. It switches to http://www.lufthansa.com/online/portal/ regardless, and I get the +/- 3 day choice T. |
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Lufthansa no longer shows flexible dates for airfares?
On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 19:14:00 +0200, B wrote:
I've been using Lufthansa quite a lot recently, and one of the reasons was that I could indicate that my dates were flexible and they would show me the prices on a grid of 7 days, including up to 3 days before and 3 days after the date requested. This made it easy to find the best fare. Just now I checked for a good fare to the US, and although it still allowed me to check the box indicating that my dates were flexible, it only showed me the fare for the exact date requested. Is this just the latest attempt to pull the wool over our eyes? I'm beginning to understand the problem. If I request an itinerary that doesn't involve an internal domestic flight in the US, I get the grid I always got. However, my final destination is Indianapolis. As soon as I enter IND as the final destination, it no longer shows me flights before or after the requested date. Until very recently, it did. Maybe the US partner of Lufthansa doesn't want to make it easier for consumers to find cheaper fares. I'm sick of having to do 10 searches to get the best fare on any single site. I know that Zuji in Singapore allows flexible dates, but their cheapest fares are always a lot higher than what I can find on any other site. Does anyone have a better idea? I would like a site that not only shows fares on a range of dates, but also from nearby airports. I know of a number of sites, including travelocity, that show a range of dates, but only for flights within the US. -- Barbara Vaughan My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup |
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