EasyJet Ticket Prices

Fadi_Sulaiman00

Ladies and Gents - Happy New Year to you all.

Earlier this month I booked return flights from London Gatwick to Rhodes, Greece. This is for our family summer holiday for 2023. I paid £2,259.56 for these flights, for 2 adults + 3 children - including two check-in luggage items.

 Out of curiosity - Two weeks later I checked the flight prices and I am horrified and furious that I can book the same or very similar flights for £1008 for the whole family [excluding check in luggage].

This is approx. £1000 cheaper than the price that I paid!

Whilst I am reasonable and accept that some fluctuations in ticket prices driven by supply and demand are normal - I feel a 100% flip in the price is theft - pure and simple. I feel robbed.

I have complained to EasyJet and they provided a simple and cold response that yes, prices fluctuate and unfortunately they cannot provide any refund.

If the difference was a few hundred, I would grumble but accept this is just life. £1k difference for me ridiculous.

Any advice ? Are there other avenues I can explore ?

Voyager2002

Moral: never look at prices once you have booked and paid.

You made a booking at prices that you were willing to pay, and doubtless will have a fantastic holiday. The price you paid was sufficient for the airline to make a modest profit, enabling them to sell some tickets at a low price so that some poor people who otherwise could not have afforded a holiday will now be able to enjoy some Greek sunshine.

All in all, everyone's a winner.

daveyjp

Circa £450 each return for a short hop into Europe months in advance was a crazy price, but may alao have been due to booking 5 tickets.

A booking of 2 and 3 may have been cheaper.

Fadi_Sulaiman00

I kept a close look at the ticket prices over 2-3 months and they were relatively stable +/- £150-£200.

I think the problem is that they added a new flight and then we’re practically giving the tickets away.
My view is that the amount the price should be able to swing based on supply and demand should be capped.
I genuinely feel robbed. I was prepared to pay the amount that I paid because it appeared to be the ‘going rate’ - although always felt a bit steep.
For it to be 50% cheaper all of a sudden, and told ‘tough !!!!!!’ by the airline - is a tough one to swallow.
A supermarket would refund you the difference in a blink and I suspect their margins are not massively different to airlines…

RobM99

A supermarket would refund the difference?

WhiskersTheWonderCat

It's a hard pill to swallow, for sure, but it's time to put it to the back of your mind and look forward to an amazing family holiday in the beautiful sunshine. 

bagand96

If the price had gone up by £1000 then would you be volunteering to pay easyJet the extra?

Fadi_Sulaiman00 said:

My view is that the amount the price should be able to swing based on supply and demand should be capped.
I genuinely feel robbed. I was prepared to pay the amount that I paid because it appeared to be the ‘going rate’ - although always felt a bit steep.
For it to be 50% cheaper all of a sudden, and told ‘tough !!!!!!’ by the airline - is a tough one to swallow.

There was a time when airline route licenses and in some cases fares were very heavily regulated.  And flying was far more expensive than it is today, it was only the very rich that could afford it.  Airline pricing is dynamic and varies on a large number of variables.

Fadi_Sulaiman00 said:

A supermarket would refund you the difference in a blink and I suspect their margins are not massively different to airlines…

If a supermarket did refund you for an unwanted product then that's a voluntary policy or goodwill gesture.  You agreed to the T&C's of the easyJet ticket you bought (non-refundable).