Thomas Cook Premium

DYNAMO · 13 Aug 18, 04:13 PM

Hi

Could anyone explain this?

Looking at booking flights for next year in Premium Cabin and if my party is 4, 5 or 6 in number the adult price starts at Ł240 return journey but if my party is 7 in number the price starts at Ł340 ?!

When I looked this morning the price for a party of 7 was Ł240!

So booking for 7 persons is Ł6019

but booking a party of 4 and a party of 3 is Ł5320!

Blueste · 13 Aug 18, 05:03 PM

The more seats available the lower the price. So, booking that extra seat must be taking the price up to the next tier.

DYNAMO · 13 Aug 18, 05:42 PM

Spoke to them online and they said something similar. Its crazy that I can book 6 seats at one price then have to see what the 7th seat comes out at. Thing is it wasn't doing it yesterday when I looked. Price for 7 seats was same as six !

gavvy · 13 Aug 18, 05:51 PM

All airlines sell seats in buckets, once one bucket is empty then the next more expensive bucket comes available, as you found if there are not enough seats in the lower bucket the whole booking is priced in the higher bucket.

Lower buckets may or may not be released later, it depends on demand and how high a yield the flight is gaining.

This is why asking questions like 'how much did you pay for a flight' is pointless, as there are just too many variables to get a comparison

Blueste · 13 Aug 18, 06:42 PM

I would book the 6 at the lower price and then take one at the increased price, act quick prices are only going to go one way.

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	13 Aug 18, 05:51 PM gavvy Imagineer
gavvy Imagineer Join Date: Feb 05 Location: South East Wales	All airlines sell seats in buckets, once one bucket is empty then the next more expensive bucket comes available, as you found if there are not enough seats in the lower bucket the whole booking is priced in the higher bucket. Lower buckets may or may not be released later, it depends on demand and how high a yield the flight is gaining. This is why asking questions like 'how much did you pay for a flight' is pointless, as there are just too many variables to get a comparison __________________ Disney CM in 2001-2002 - Happy Days