medhead
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I've noticed this during the last Qantas Sale and again now. As someone flying one route regularly it is easy to make such comparisons. to the details. I'm looking for a flight on 19 January 2015. With some excitement I did a search with the sale release this morning. I found there was limited release of sale fares on that day, so I decided to do an availability search with expert flyer. This is the comparison
The issue I see is that there are different prices for what should be the same fare class on the same day, route but different flights. The X9 on the later 2 flights indicates more availability. Also given the wonderful Qantas website I cannot confirm is those later two flights are truly booking as O fares. Normally sale fares are E.
But I just wanted to flag this apparent anomaly. And canvass opinions. Are Qantas selective releasing sale fares, instead of a blanket release?
Flight time | Aircraft operator | Cheapest fare | Availability |
6am | 737 Qantas | $195 | J6 C5 D3 I1 U1 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q9 O9 G0 |
2:55pm | 737 Qantas | $119 | J9 C9 D8 I3 U3 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q9 O9 G0 X9 |
4:40pm | 737 Qantas | $119 | J9 C9 D8 I3 U3 Y9 B9 H9 K9 M9 L9 V9 S9 N9 Q9 O9 G0 X9 |
The issue I see is that there are different prices for what should be the same fare class on the same day, route but different flights. The X9 on the later 2 flights indicates more availability. Also given the wonderful Qantas website I cannot confirm is those later two flights are truly booking as O fares. Normally sale fares are E.
But I just wanted to flag this apparent anomaly. And canvass opinions. Are Qantas selective releasing sale fares, instead of a blanket release?