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Old January 9th, 2004, 11:47 AM
Rasmus Lundbye
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Hi there

We booked a flight with Ryan Air and paid 35 euro pr passenger (taxes
included). Now a week later the price of a ticket on the exact same flight
is 0,50 euro.

Do they have any price garantee that covers these circumstances.

I might be naive, but honestly I thought they just started selling the
cheapest tickets and when they ran out of them, they moved up to the next
price level. I think that makes more sence than this. Just like in the
bakery: They always give you the biggest cake. Because then a new cake
becomes the biggest on. ;-)

Any thoughts?


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Old January 9th, 2004, 12:01 PM
Miss L. Toe
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"Rasmus Lundbye" wrote in message
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Hi there

We booked a flight with Ryan Air and paid 35 euro pr passenger (taxes
included). Now a week later the price of a ticket on the exact same flight
is 0,50 euro.


That'll be plus taxes - so really not too much difference.

Do they have any price garantee that covers these circumstances.


Absolutely not !!!

I might be naive, but honestly I thought they just started selling the
cheapest tickets and when they ran out of them, they moved up to the next
price level. I think that makes more sence than this.


Why - they change prices all the time - having a short sale to fill seats
but normally having higher prices to gain revenue, and increasing prices
significantly near the flight to catch people who must fly.

Just like in the
bakery: They always give you the biggest cake. Because then a new cake
becomes the biggest on. ;-)


The bakeries I visit give you the smallest cake leaving the biggest one on
show to attract the next customer - like the fruit and veg that is the
rotten stuff taken from the back not the nice stuff on show.

Like shopping for anything you have to learn the tricks they use and always
remember that you could have got it cheaper somewhere else, however little
you pay.


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Old January 9th, 2004, 12:31 PM
Rasmus Lundbye
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That'll be plus taxes - so really not too much difference.


My mistake! The original 35 euro per seat do no tinclude ticket. So the
price change is 35 euro.


The bakeries I visit give you the smallest cake leaving the biggest one on
show to attract the next customer - like the fruit and veg that is the
rotten stuff taken from the back not the nice stuff on show.


I still think it would make just as much sence to just late the tickets
influate gradualy. The first customers have many other options. The others
don't.

Like shopping for anything you have to learn the tricks they use and

always
remember that you could have got it cheaper somewhere else, however little
you pay.


Agree.


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Old January 9th, 2004, 01:15 PM
Tim Challenger
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I still think it would make just as much sence to just late the tickets
influate gradualy. The first customers have many other options. The others
don't.


I think the details of timing and pricing of tickets is probably better
understood by the airlines than by us.

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be so simple that we couldn't.
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Old January 9th, 2004, 01:20 PM
Rasmus Lundbye
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My mistake! The original 35 euro per seat do no tinclude ticket. So the
price change is 35 euro.


Ok. I'm seriously dumb today. what I meant is that the original 35 euro pr
seat doesn't include taxes as well.


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Old January 9th, 2004, 06:30 PM
B Vaughan
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On Fri, 9 Jan 2004 11:47:57 +0100, "Rasmus Lundbye"
wrote:

Hi there

We booked a flight with Ryan Air and paid 35 euro pr passenger (taxes
included). Now a week later the price of a ticket on the exact same flight
is 0,50 euro.

Do they have any price garantee that covers these circumstances.

I might be naive, but honestly I thought they just started selling the
cheapest tickets and when they ran out of them, they moved up to the next
price level. I think that makes more sence than this. Just like in the
bakery: They always give you the biggest cake. Because then a new cake
becomes the biggest on. ;-)

Any thoughts?


They certainly have no price guarantees. Usually, Ryanair prices rise
as the date of the flight approaches, which conforms to the strategy
you would have expected. However, if the seats aren't moving as fast
as they would like, there's no reason why they shouldn't change
strategy.
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Old January 9th, 2004, 07:49 PM
Jim Ley
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On Fri, 09 Jan 2004 12:15:26 GMT, Tim Challenger
"timothy(dot)challenger(at)apk(dot)at" wrote:

O
I still think it would make just as much sence to just late the tickets
influate gradualy. The first customers have many other options. The others
don't.


I think the details of timing and pricing of tickets is probably better
understood by the airlines than by us.


But they're loading did drop from 85% to 83% in december, so perhaps
they're losing there way and the OP should be got in to sort it out...

Jim.
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Old January 9th, 2004, 07:50 PM
Rasmus Lundbye
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They certainly have no price guarantees. Usually, Ryanair prices rise
as the date of the flight approaches, which conforms to the strategy
you would have expected. However, if the seats aren't moving as fast
as they would like, there's no reason why they shouldn't change
strategy.
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I know.

My main point starting this thread was to hear if I could refund my original
ticket and save money buying a new one. After studying the terms, it doesn't
seem like they refund price differences when changing bookings.



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Old January 9th, 2004, 07:51 PM
Jim Ley
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On Fri, 09 Jan 2004 18:30:24 +0100, B wrote:

They certainly have no price guarantees. Usually, Ryanair prices rise
as the date of the flight approaches, which conforms to the strategy
you would have expected. However, if the seats aren't moving as fast
as they would like, there's no reason why they shouldn't change
strategy.


Generally they have pretty regular discount sales which get the
minimum down to the 50p prices so if you're flexible it's often worth
waiting for one of these, if you want a specific time/date though buy
early.

Jim.
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Old January 9th, 2004, 09:23 PM
Phil Richards
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On Fri, 9 Jan 2004 11:47:57 +0100 Rasmus Lundbye
said...

We booked a flight with Ryan Air and paid 35 euro pr passenger (taxes
included). Now a week later the price of a ticket on the exact same flight
is 0,50 euro.

Do they have any price garantee that covers these circumstances.

I might be naive, but honestly I thought they just started selling the
cheapest tickets and when they ran out of them, they moved up to the next
price level.


Not always. They are forever having seat sales where they sell the ticket
for next to nothing plus taxes. Probably when you booked the price
you paid was the lowest at the time, the flight was still quite empty
when the sale was launched and got an allocation of "giveaway" seats.

Win some, you loose some as they say.

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