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Ticket price drop

PMadvice · 2022-11-13 20:22:24

hi booked flights with Gulf air- they are economy flights with non-refundable policy 1- I have found same airline same flight time nearly £700 cheaper! What are my rights to get a price difference refund? 2- I called to cancel and rebuy at lower price they only let me cancel £200 charge per person which for me is £800 is…

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mattyprice4004 Posts: 7,492 Forumite

15 November 2022 at 12:59PM edited 15 November 2022 at 12:59PM

PMadvice said:

So basically there’s nothing I can do😔

Correct. You were happy with them at the original price, but prices change over time.
Airlines use demand based pricing, so will drop the price of certain flights to encourage more people to book if it's quieter than expected.
If the price had risen £700, would you be calling them to pay the difference?

This is perfectly normal, all airlines do it.

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