Do prices come down or do they only go up?

[Jleno]

I watched in dismay yet again to see the sale fares for a QF SIN-SYD return go up immediately after I had timed out half-way through my booking. The travel is for outbound Jan and inbound (to SIN) in April.

Do people know whether once you've missed the low fares that that's it - it's gone, or is there any chance that the cheaper fares will come back again. Also wonder whether there are certain times during the day / week when fares are higher than at other times - ie they go up and down depending on the time/day you check (I have seen that happen on other airlines when I was living in Europe). Then there's the question of whether QF looks at IP addresses (ie if you are checking the fares constantly, the system thinks you're a willing buyer and holds back any lower fares)? Maybe I'm just paranoid.

K

 

[Comoman]

Clear your cookies on your browser and try again. The SQ website is also bad at this.

 

[samh004]

In a sale, a certain amount of seats will be offered for a certain price. If these sell out, there's nothing to say that a future sale can't reintroduce more seats at the same price, or lower/higher, as I recently found out when I didn't book in one month, but then did the following month.

 

[Melburnian1]

Yield management is all about maximising revenue for the transport operator, concert ticket agency and so on.

The It systems of airlines that have been around for a while should be able to recognise flights (and individual classes, plus fare buckets i.e. T class in whY) that are selling at the rate expected, or slower, or faster. I assume that this may be at least partly based on history: did last year's flights on the third Tuesday in October show excellent sales in the morning but not so good in the afternoon; is this pattern being repeated this year and if not what do we need to do to increase the chance of faster sales?

 

[ozbeachbabe]

I watched in dismay yet again to see the sale fares for a QF SIN-SYD return go up immediately after I had timed out half-way through my booking. The travel is for outbound Jan and inbound (to SIN) in April.

Do people know whether once you've missed the low fares that that's it - it's gone, or is there any chance that the cheaper fares will come back again. Also wonder whether there are certain times during the day / week when fares are higher than at other times - ie they go up and down depending on the time/day you check (I have seen that happen on other airlines when I was living in Europe). Then there's the question of whether QF looks at IP addresses (ie if you are checking the fares constantly, the system thinks you're a willing buyer and holds back any lower fares)? Maybe I'm just paranoid.

K

Someone reported recently that certain companies charge more if it's detected the user on on a tablet or mobile app vs a desktop computer.

Are you using the QF Australian website to book or some other means?

I don't know whether you've seen the following thread but it may be worth reading first before making a purchase elsewhere.

http://www.australianfrequentflyer....-airfares/qantas-syd-mel-sin-510-a-48002.html

 

[Jleno]

Someone reported recently that certain companies charge more if it's detected the user on on a tablet or mobile app vs a desktop computer.

Are you using the QF Australian website to book or some other means?

I don't know whether you've seen the following thread but it may be worth reading first before making a purchase elsewhere.

http://www.australianfrequentflyer....-airfares/qantas-syd-mel-sin-510-a-48002.html

Yes - I have been checking out that site as well but it looks largely like the 'loophole' is gone (although there's still probably a little bit cheaper, but not quite as much as it used to be).

Looks like I've missed the QF sale then. It's now a decision of whether to act now or hope another sale comes on.

 

[JohnK]

Airfares constantly fluctuate.

I have seen October-December SYD-BNE airfares on sale with limited availability at $99 and these dates have since been on sale much cheaper with wide open availability.