easyjet getting greedy now

Lincoln_Imp

Well yes that pretty obvious really ,the same with anything in life
But ..and dont get me wrong i am a big fan of EJ they can hardly call themselves a lost cost airline at 200 quid a ticket

jpsartre

Lincoln_Imp wrote: »

So yes they are getting greedy

If by greedy you mean they are charging the highest price they can get away with, then yes they are greedy, as they should be and as any business should be.

Lincoln_Imp

jpsartre wrote: »

If by greedy you mean they are charging the highest price they can get away with, then yes they are greedy, as they should be and as any business should be.

Already answered in post 12

Mxty

Ryanair all the way just scour their terms and conditions with a watch full eye several times over

Jamie_Carter

zagfles wrote: »

They do seem to be getting more expensive in the school holidays now, I've had some cracking deals with them in the past like £50 return to Milan in August. But they are still very cheap off peak - return to Berlin for £55, return to Tel Aviv for £140.

As far as I know (maybe an Easyjet employee can confirm this), the prices for the first seats start off the same regardless of it being school holidays or not. It's just that flights during school holidays will be in more demand and will sell quicker.

For those who are unaware, Easyjet and most other budget airlines use a similar system for pricing. The seats all start off cheap, but as the plane fills up they get more expensive.

Jamie_Carter

Lincoln_Imp wrote: »

Well yes that pretty obvious really ,the same with anything in life
But ..and dont get me wrong i am a big fan of EJ they can hardly call themselves a lost cost airline at 200 quid a ticket

It's still not bad for 1728 miles in 2 hours 15 mins each way.

I've just done a check on flights from Luton to Palma in the next few days, and the cheapest are flying out on Saturday for £56.49, and returning the following Friday for £28.49. So I wouldn't say they are getting greedy, it's just that there is high demand for when you want to fly.

Edit: They actually have flights in the next few weeks for £27.49

stulaunch

Jamie_Carter wrote: »

As far as I know (maybe an Easyjet employee can confirm this), the prices for the first seats start off the same regardless of it being school holidays or not. It's just that flights during school holidays will be in more demand and will sell quicker.

For those who are unaware, Easyjet and most other budget airlines use a similar system for pricing. The seats all start off cheap, but as the plane fills up they get more expensive.

I booked 3 flights last night £410 all in. Just checked again, price is now £100 dearer, only 7 seats taken on plane, but obviously some people would not prebook seats. Still seems a big rise though.

Jamie_Carter

stulaunch wrote: »

I booked 3 flights last night £410 all in. Just checked again, price is now £100 dearer, only 7 seats taken on plane, but obviously some people would not prebook seats. Still seems a big rise though.

I think you would find that most people don't pre-book seats. So there is actually no way of telling how many seats have gone.

zagfles

Jamie_Carter wrote: »

As far as I know (maybe an Easyjet employee can confirm this), the prices for the first seats start off the same regardless of it being school holidays or not. It's just that flights during school holidays will be in more demand and will sell quicker.

For those who are unaware, Easyjet and most other budget airlines use a similar system for pricing. The seats all start off cheap, but as the plane fills up they get more expensive.

It'll be far more complicated than that. The price can go down as well as up, and will probably be based on how sales are going against expected - if they're selling quicker than they thought the price will go up, if slower it'll go down.

Jamie_Carter

zagfles wrote: »

It'll be far more complicated than that. The price can go down as well as up, and will probably be based on how sales are going against expected - if they're selling quicker than they thought the price will go up, if slower it'll go down.

Do you actually work for them?

The reason I ask is because I know for certain that the system used to be: the first so many seats at the cheapest price, then the next so many seats at the next price up, and so on. Then if you buy the last seats on the plane then you will pay the top price. This is why they used to only let you make group bookings of up to 8 people. Otherwise you could book all 130 seats for £16 each, and the airline would make a huge loss. However they now average the seat price out for group bookings.