Longer flight for less? Do I have to take both flights?

h07932797995

British Airways is £450 LHR-BKK

But only £350 STO-LHR-BKK

Which makes no sense...

MY QUESTION... Do you have to take both flights? Could I book the longer flight but only take the LHR-BKK flight? saving me £100?

Help!

Kernow666

No you cannot

*j*

If you are a no-show for any sector, BA will cancel the rest of the itinerary.

You can sometimes miss the last sector, but don't do it too often, or without a good reason, or they will be after you for more money.

h07932797995

Seems very unfair... and illogical... Grrr...

jpsartre

It's not illogical as many people will want to avoid a connection. Hence airlines have to make itineraries with connections competitive pricewise. STO-LHR-BKK is not a particularly attractive routing for someone in Stockholm whereas LHR-BKK is very attractive for someone in London.

richardw

h07932797995 wrote: »

Seems very unfair... and illogical... Grrr...

Air fares appear illogical, but they differ because of different taxes, different currencies and different markets.

pogofish

The logic of posting this in the Report Bargains forum is completely unfathomable to me!

Caz3121

h07932797995 wrote: »

Seems very unfair... and illogical... Grrr...

Part of the 'saving' is the UK APD of £71 which applies on flight commencing in the UK but not if you are transiting (less than 24 hour stop)
In addition Norwegian offer direct flights from Stockholm to Bangkok for around £420. Anyone with a choice of direct v's indirect would weigh up the price difference and decide whether the saving on indirect is worth the added inconvenience
Likewise you can fly from London to Bangkok with China Southern with a change in Guangzhou for £372 on many dates so you could save money by choosing an indirect less convenient flight in the same way that those from Stockholm can if they choose the BA option

There are savings to be had by commencing your journey outside the UK (I have done this) but you need to factor in the separate flights and possibly hotels and understand the risks of connecting on separate flights. In business class and over there is normally still a good saving, with economy not so much...in your scenario it would be cheaper to just get the flight in London as the flight out to join in ARN wipe out any saving

heatherw_01

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callum9999

Caz3121 wrote: »

Part of the 'saving' is the UK APD of £71 which applies on flight commencing in the UK but not if you are transiting (less than 24 hour stop)
In addition Norwegian offer direct flights from Stockholm to Bangkok for around £420. Anyone with a choice of direct v's indirect would weigh up the price difference and decide whether the saving on indirect is worth the added inconvenience
Likewise you can fly from London to Bangkok with China Southern with a change in Guangzhou for £372 on many dates so you could save money by choosing an indirect less convenient flight in the same way that those from Stockholm can if they choose the BA option

There are savings to be had by commencing your journey outside the UK (I have done this) but you need to factor in the separate flights and possibly hotels and understand the risks of connecting on separate flights. In business class and over there is normally still a good saving, with economy not so much...in your scenario it would be cheaper to just get the flight in London as the flight out to join in ARN wipe out any saving

Not at all relevant to your point, but just in case someone was looking for that information, Norwegian fly that route for less than £200 return if you're flexible and book at the right time.