Booking flights using CX AU website?

[browski]

I use a variety of methods when purchasing tickets - TAs, On-line travel websites, and using the airline websites directly.

When I try to use the Cathay Pacific Australian website, I often find the pricing of flights always quote the FULL economy fare rather then the discount economy fares. I know the discount economy fares exist because they appear on other booking websites like expedia, zuji etc.
So......my question is...... On the CX website, am I doing something wrong, or does CX purposely not wish to offer the discounted economy fares?

My example is MEL-JNB return where the CX website quotes AUD $11,000 for an economy ticket (yet AUD $2,500 using Expedia)

 

[Mal]

On the CX website, am I doing something wrong, or does CX purposely not wish to offer the discounted economy fares?

They do tend to only offer H/B/K type of fares on the website for normal searches - at least that's my experience.

Try going through the Offers page - eg Discounted International Flights, Bonus Miles - Cathay Pacific and doing a search from the links on the specials pages. You'll normally see discounted fares there.

 

[JohnK]

They do tend to only offer H/B/K type of fares on the website for normal searches - at least that's my experience.

That has been my experience when I have searched for airfares on the CX website.

Also when searching for business class airfares I have only ever come across full J class on the CX website when I know for sure and certain that I, D class are available....

 

[browski]

Ok, so still no real good anwser on this one. Is there a TA on this board that can maybe explain the logic of Cathay hosting a website where no-one will purchase a ticket?

Qantas, SQ, Malaysian, Emirates (and pretty much everyone else) allow discount economy fares to be purchased throught heir website. Why do CX dislike this model? Does anyone know?