Increased air fares

misuel1955

I have paid in full for a trip to New York next May. The cost of the flights have now significantly increased. Can the airline request I pay the difference even though I’ve already paid for a package holiday 

elsien

Dynamic pricing. It’s normal for the price of airline tickets to go up and down depending on demand. That’s for people is still looking for people who have already bought mat whatever price. So no, If your tickets are definitely bought and paid for, they won’t come back to you for more. 

Some tour operators used to stick a clause in about passing on extra cost of fuel - No idea if that’s still there or not, you’ll have to check with your terms and conditions.

Pollycat

Have you actually been asked for extra money or are you just wondering if you might be asked?

Newbie_John

No, they cannot. If you received email/text message asking to pay the difference it's a scam.

Grumpy_chap

misuel1955 said:

I have paid in full for a trip to New York next May. The cost of the flights have now significantly increased. Can the airline request I pay the difference even though I’ve already paid for a package holiday 

You definitely purchased a "package holiday".  Is that correct?
Who did you buy the package holiday from?  The airline would not contact you directly unless you had purchased direct from the airline - I note some airlines also offer package holidays.
What is the cost increase you have been asked to meet? 
Is it linked to a factor outside the provider's control - for example a change to taxation?
How much - absolute terms - percent terms - is the increase you have been requested to meet?
Normally, package holidays are fixed, but tax changes is one of the few elements that they can consider passing on.

SuzeQStan

we had a message from our flight provider
stating that the price we paid could
increase and I believe a cost increase range was stated possibly up to £200

Pollycat

SuzeQStan said:

we had a message from our flight provider
stating that the price we paid could
increase and I believe a cost increase range was stated possibly up to £200

Are you the OP using a different username?

Grumpy_chap

SuzeQStan said:

we had a message from our flight provider
stating that the price we paid could
increase and I believe a cost increase range was stated possibly up to £200

Why did the flight provider contact you directly if this was a package holiday?
Was the package holiday purchase from the flight provider?

What is the reason for the possible increase or up to £200?
Is that up to £200 in total for the whole booking?
Or up to £200 per traveller?
Or up to £200 per flight leg?

How was the message received?

SuzeQStan

Pollycat said:

SuzeQStan said:

we had a message from our flight provider
stating that the price we paid could
increase and I believe a cost increase range was stated possibly up to £200

Are you the OP using a different username?

No - just adding my experience to the conversatiom

SuzeQStan

Grumpy_chap said:

SuzeQStan said:

we had a message from our flight provider
stating that the price we paid could
increase and I believe a cost increase range was stated possibly up to £200

Why did the flight provider contact you directly if this was a package holiday?
Was the package holiday purchase from the flight provider?

What is the reason for the possible increase or up to £200?
Is that up to £200 in total for the whole booking?
Or up to £200 per traveller?
Or up to £200 per flight leg?

How was the message received?

When we booked a message popped up saying price fluctuations could result in us having to pay more for the flights we bought.  I’m not the OP

Pollycat

SuzeQStan said:

Pollycat said:

SuzeQStan said:

we had a message from our flight provider
stating that the price we paid could
increase and I believe a cost increase range was stated possibly up to £200

Are you the OP using a different username?

No - just adding my experience to the conversatiom

OK, it was a bit confusing and took the thread away from the OP's issue, which may not be the same as yours as they say they booked a package holiday.

I have flights booked and fully paid for with Singapore Airlines for next year and would not expect them to ask for more money.

It may be helpful if you name your flight provider.