How to save money when booking a flight with BMI

extremelycool · 25 February 2009 at 9:47AM

Hi

I am travelling to Tel Aviv, next week and because of a loophole I just discovered I saved around £42.52 on the ticket price.

This "loophole" may have been discussed here - but I did search and did not find it here so below I explain it ...

When I book flights I use:

http://farecast.live.com/

This is an american based service - they list prices in $'s.

Today I searched for a flights from Edinburgh to Tel Aviv. It listed $461.

So I clicked through to the BMI site - which requested I enter UK as my country ...

After doing the same search on the BMI site, the price was £360.50 which when you convert into $'s at today's rate is $522.77.

So I phoned their reservation number and asked them to tell me the price of my desired route. They confirmed the price as £360.50, ($522.77 - at today's rate).

I then explained I had seen the price cheaper online in $'s.

So the polite indian fellow pressed a few buttons and said I COULD pay in $'s and so the price would be $461 (that's £317.98) - so by paying in $'s I saved £42.52.

So if you're looking at flights with BMI or any other airline try phoning them and asking for the price in $'s, because you may like me save some pounds ...

Alan.

poe.tuesday · 25 February 2009 at 9:53AM

thanks for this but unfortunately for me, it would not include bmibaby flights from Cardiff on it's search

extremelycool · 25 February 2009 at 10:11AM

poe.tuesday wrote: »

thanks for this but unfortunately for me, it would not include bmibaby flights from Cardiff on it's search

Hi

Try:

http://www.sidestep.com/

They have listings for routes from Cardiff To London.

Hope that helps.

Alan,

Voyager2002 · 25 February 2009 at 10:34AM

Pay with a Nationwide or Post Office card, or be sure to factor in any foreign currency surcharges from your card provider. And be aware that BMI credit card fees may be different as well.