ryanair may have a little ruse going...

falc_2

Have you ever noticed that when you log on to a cheap flight website such as Ryanair and Easyjet (not sure about the others, and indeed haven't fact checked this so it is all allegation I'm afraid), they remember you. If you then go back and check the same flights a day or so later, you may find they have gone up in price. Go back a third time and they may have gone up again. My au pair was complaining because every time she went back to buy her tickets they had gone up. The first time she checked they were £36, 24 hours later they were £42 (prices approx I'm doing this from memory). Finally the poor girl spent £72 on her flights. It rang a bell because I have had the same experience, so we logged on as me instead of using her account and lo, the tickets were back down to £36. If you can confirm or deny my theory then do please post back as to whether I am right. It's the same theory that market traders use, which is fair enough, but somehow one doesn't expect it of a major corporation! I have a hunch that indecision can be expensive and sometimes you may want to go to an internet cafe to buy your cheap flights!

falc_2

ps of course much better to stay at home with the current energy crisis and who wants to fly Ryanair anyway, miserable airline! still haven't forgiven them for charging my baby excess baggage of £70!! (babies don't get baggage allowance with horrid old Ryanair).

Voyager2002

I can believe this, so the simple solution is to delete your cookies before returning to the airline web-site.

leeegglestone

Hmmm its difficult to say with ryanairs never ending "sale" prices & extended sales. Maybe a few of us should Test this theory out over a few days.

Ok heres my effort

31st Oct 9pm

Durham Tees Valley - Girona
22nd Feb 07 - 27th Feb 07
Price - 42.97inc Tax, minus Insurance or Luggage.

I will check the Price again Tomorrow.

mramoeba

ok my go......
oct 31st:
luton-marrakesh 24th jan-31st jan 2 adult one child

total £186.75 inc taxes

interesting to note also that if i put in just one adult the fare out comes up as £9.99, if i put in 2 adults the fare is £14.99 each, and if i put in 2 adults 1 child it goes up again to £19.99. 3 adults is back down to £14.99, 24 adults and 24 children and the price for each ticket shoots up to £54.99. what strange goings on......hmmm.....

(ps. al mac: 196 days, wtg)

shown73

It's not just Ryanair. BA from Frankfurt to Heathrow on Mon evening, 217euros, exactly the same flight Tues evening, 237euros. All flight details were exactly the same, both ways. It's still a good deal, considering, but b----y annoying all the same.

leeegglestone

mramoeba wrote:

ok my go......
oct 31st:
luton-marrakesh 24th jan-31st jan 2 adult one child

total £186.75 inc taxes

interesting to note also that if i put in just one adult the fare out comes up as £9.99, if i put in 2 adults the fare is £14.99 each, and if i put in 2 adults 1 child it goes up again to £19.99. 3 adults is back down to £14.99, 24 adults and 24 children and the price for each ticket shoots up to £54.99. what strange goings on......hmmm.....

(ps. al mac: 196 days, wtg)

what budget airline flies to marrakesh?

mramoeba

ryanair from london luton, if only it weren't ryanair it would be wonderful eh? hope you're going on your own though cos its cheaper he he he

leeegglestone

mramoeba wrote:

ryanair from london luton, if only it weren't ryanair it would be wonderful eh? hope you're going on your own though cos its cheaper he he he

I do most of my Travelling on my own. What you save on the flight, you get hit with on Accommdation :rolleyes:

Parisien

Aww.....horrid Ryanair...charging all that money for a babys luggage......

They may well be a miserable airline....but its really only reflects on the people using it!!!....:)....sorta miserable types too?

leeegglestone

Thats fighting talk, where I come from.

I myself have never been on ryanair, waiting to get better destinations from up here