Asda Travel False Prices thats Asda Price

paulinespens

Im looking for a one way flight to USA.

I tried Asda Travel Website

Its giving me some excellent quotes. When I goto book the price they wanna charge me is different and I mean alot different.

Total
£275.65 inc. airport taxes and fees.

I then go to book

£473.00 fare+£66.30 taxes=£539.30 eachx1 adult=£539.30 1 PassengerTotal:£539.30

After all thats Asda Price.

Im so mad that a one way ticket is such a rip off

bagand96

Hmmm strange...

I think its to do with the one way thing. When going through the process for a return flight the system is fine and the price doesn't change. Airline pricing structures are very involved and complicated, and at best time bizarre. What I imagine is happening is that the ASDA Travel site (which will just be a rebranded version of some travel agents site) is communicating with the airline computer systems and asking for a price for your ticket...

However, the airline computer systems are most probably quoting the price for the seat if it is part of a return ticket. When you start to enagage the booking process the airline computer system probably will realise there is no return attatched, and bump the price to the oneway rate, which is obviously more expensive. This must be an anomaly in the way the asda site is communicating with the airline systems.

As for the ticket price, well that is set by the airlines. One way tickets usually represent very poor value compared with returns. Not sure for the reasons behind this, but like I said the airline pricing structures are bizarre.

paulinespens

They appear to be worse then train tickets.

I thought I found a really good flight. Then I had a heart attack. I have found a another flight on another site which is ok.

I am not too fussy on doing throw away ticketing.

Sam_Bee

Expedia do it all the time. Something to do with live availability and all that...

Happy_saver_4

It is difficult to buy a one way ticket to the US unless you are a resident.

We found the difficulty when going to US to collect yachts to deliver/sail them back across the pond to the UK.

Airlines told us the difficulty is created because of a financial risk to themselves. Evidently, if any airline flies a person into the US whose entry is not permitted, the airline becomes responsible for returning that person to their original place of departure.

It is often cheaper and much less hassle to just buy a return ticket and use it one way.

paulinespens

Happy_saver wrote: »

It is difficult to buy a one way ticket to the US unless you are a resident.

We found the difficulty when going to US to collect yachts to deliver/sail them back across the pond to the UK.

Airlines told us the difficulty is created because of a financial risk to themselves. Evidently, if any airline flies a person into the US whose entry is not permitted, the airline becomes responsible for returning that person to their original place of departure.

It is often cheaper and much less hassle to just buy a return ticket and use it one way.

Id buy a return ticket but its called throw away ticketing and against the airlines conditions of flights.

Im buying a one way ticket as I have a fiance visa for the USA.

bagand96

paulinespens wrote: »

Id buy a return ticket but its called throw away ticketing and against the airlines conditions of flights.

Always found it very interesting that this is included in the flight conditions. I guess they put it in their T&C's to try and stop people doing it, but if you did it what action will they take. Not like they can chase you for more money?! You bought your ticket, they've got your money, and you "miss" the flight. In fact you actually save them money by not having the weight of you and your bags on the aircraft. Hundreds of people do it daily, its the whole reason airlines overbook flights. Never ever heard of any repurcussions for passengers from the airline.

Happy_saver_4

paulinespens wrote: »

Id buy a return ticket but its called throw away ticketing and against the airlines conditions of flights.

Im buying a one way ticket as I have a fiance visa for the USA.

Who said throw it away?????

I perhaps suggest you should legally/morally contact the airline whilst in the US and advise them that you will be cancelling your return flight. I did not know that any airlines T&C's enabled them to legally enforce that you take the return flight.