Reduced Flight Price

photome

elm wrote: »

Yes, I did have an option, but I would have let a close friend down on her wedding day. I had checked the flight prices a few times throughout the year, but I was lured by the promise of a sale as you assume that you will save money buying things in a sale. I wasn’t happy with any price, as I mentioned in my previous post, as it’s so bloody expensive! :eek:

I accept what you say but did you buy the tickets at the cheapest price you saw them (before purchase) if you did then you did ok.

Voyager2002

elm wrote: »

I don’t have much of an option as I am a bridesmaid at a wedding, which also means my dates aren’t flexible. I also wasn’t particularly happy with the price (a flight that cost more than I paid for my car?! Ouch…) but I’d been checking for days during the sale period and it hadn’t changed, so I had to go for it. I’d waited nearly a year for this sale so I could buy the flights at a cheaper price, but I suspect it possibly would have been cheaper buying them prior to this!

I didn’t actively go and check the flight price, but I still had a fare alert set up which I hadn’t got round to unsubscribing from and noticed that the fare had dropped considerably. I posted my gripe to see if anyone had taken a chance and had tried their luck at getting any money back. I guess there’s no harm in trying, although it is 10p a minute to call Netflights! I do realise it’s highly unlikely I’ll get anywhere though.

I see that there is another post regarding this subject from last week, but the poster is flying to Australia. It sounds like Emirates’ sale wasn’t much of a sale. Oh well, such is life…

Remember that it is Emirates, rather than Netflights, who set the prices and decide to announce a sale. So it might be worth your while to contact the airline: let them know that you believed them when they said they were having a sale and borrowed the money... I am sure that you will get a nice apology and perhaps that will make you feel better. If you are really lucky, they might give you some 'miles' in their frequent flyer programme.

Oh: Skywards is one of the most generous frequent flyer schemes around, and once you have gone all the way to New Zealand you might have enough points to travel in business class for part of the way home. In any case, the points for a return trip to New Zealand would certainly have some value, so don't forget to sign up.

_Andy_

elm wrote: »

I booked flights to New Zealand in the Emirates ‘sale’ via Netflights (they were marginally cheaper) at the beginning of the month for travel at the beginning of March, but I checked the price of the flights again today and they have gone down by £600 (£300 per passenger)! This is frustrating, as we made sure we booked during the sale period to save money.

Does anyone know if it is possible to get any kind of compensation for this? I suspect not though…

No, it's not possible to get compensation.

jackieblack

hearts wrote: »

When you see a Sale you are quite right to think this is the best price that's likely to be available. Robbin bastoords. But it's the same all over, these false sales are everywhere nowadays.

I understand that it's annoying, but if you know that these false sales are everywhere nowadays, why would you think that When you see a Sale you are quite right to think this is the best price that's likely to be available ?

elm

Voyager2002 wrote: »

Remember that it is Emirates, rather than Netflights, who set the prices and decide to announce a sale. So it might be worth your while to contact the airline: let them know that you believed them when they said they were having a sale and borrowed the money... I am sure that you will get a nice apology and perhaps that will make you feel better. If you are really lucky, they might give you some 'miles' in their frequent flyer programme.

Oh: Skywards is one of the most generous frequent flyer schemes around, and once you have gone all the way to New Zealand you might have enough points to travel in business class for part of the way home. In any case, the points for a return trip to New Zealand would certainly have some value, so don't forget to sign up.

Thanks; I haven't got round to contacting Emirates yet, but there's definitely no harm in asking - the worst that could happen is that they say no.

CG19a

I recently cancelled Emirates flights and it cost me £100 per person. If this option is available to you, and assuming you have the cash since it took nearly 3 weeks for my refund, you could rebook and save yourself £200 per person.

elm

CG19a wrote: »

I recently cancelled Emirates flights and it cost me £100 per person. If this option is available to you, and assuming you have the cash since it took nearly 3 weeks for my refund, you could rebook and save yourself £200 per person.

Thanks. I considered this, but I've got a feeling that because I'm departing in a month's time, I have to pay 50% of the flight price, which is certainly not a viable option!

Mark241

Hi elm, and hi to all on this thread. I am new on the forum and this is my first post :-)
Just wish to say that in December last year I had a similar experience to elm (OP) flying with Emirates from Manchester to Bangkok. I had booked online through Emirates' own website. Two weeks before my departure date they dropped their price by two hundred pounds. I think the serious flooding in Thailand must have left seats unfilled on my flight. Had there been no crisis in Thailand then I would have had a bargain i.e. peak-season flight for a low-season price. The cancellation penalty for my ticket was two hundred pounds so there was no advantage to cancel and rebook at the new lower price. Just unlucky for me and anyone else in the same situation. The airline had my money for six months in advance of the flight and it would have been nice if they had offered some sort of sweetener like e.g. priority check-in or perhaps complimentary access to an airport lounge? Nothing was offered. I didn't let it spoil my holiday, but I do understand how elm feels.
Mark241