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People miss flights all the time. You have to get really unlucky for a one-off flight miss to result in a ban

by jobs_throwaway 4y ago

uh_uh 4y ago
If anything, wouldn't airlines be happy if you already paid for the flight and miss it? Especially if they overbook.
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- ceejayoz 4y ago
  Not when you're abusing a pricing quirk to drastically reduce your flight's price. https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20190226-the-travel-trick-that-airlines-hate https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20190226-the-travel-tri...
  - fragmede 4y ago
    Why link to a news article about it when the actual site is just https://skiplagged.com/ https://skiplagged.com/ ?
    - ceejayoz 4y ago
      That site is named after the practice, not the other way around, and the article is far more informative on how it all works (as well as the steps airlines take to combat it).
- pxx 4y ago
  Internationally it is common for a roundtrip to be cheaper than a one-way. No, not cheaper than two one-ways. Cheaper than one one-way.
  - acchow 4y ago
    This is a result of a strange pricing algorithm mistakes, right? Surely this doesn't maximize profit.
    - boxedadin 4y ago
      The average leisure traveler typically isn’t taking a two-day international trip. Airlines see an opportunity to extract more profit from business travelers who may not know their return date. A significant example is Lufthansa (and co) — multiple thousands of dollars to book a one way to Europe, under 800 for round trip.
      - Scoundreller 4y ago
        I wonder if they don’t intend to offer one-ways at all, but are legally required to publish the tariffed pricing that nobody actually takes.
      - jen20 4y ago
        Another example here is how much cheaper round trip tickets get when they cover a Saturday night.
    - logifail 4y ago
      > This is a result of a strange pricing algorithm mistakes, right? Surely this doesn't maximize profit. The Saturday night stay rule is alive and well in certain markets. Business travellers like to be safely back home before the weekend, and their [employer's] pockets are deeper than leisure travellers.
  - etothepii 4y ago
    I've had the situation where two round trips are cheaper than one. Especially if you are doing like a two day trip that looks like it might be business. E.g. LHR to JFK Mon to Wednesday.
    - alexanderchr 4y ago

People miss flights all the time. You have to get really unlucky for a one-off flight miss to result in a ban

uh_uh 4y ago

If anything, wouldn't airlines be happy if you already paid for the flight and miss it? Especially if they overbook.

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ceejayoz 4y ago
Not when you're abusing a pricing quirk to drastically reduce your flight's price. https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20190226-the-travel-trick-that-airlines-hate https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20190226-the-travel-tri...
- fragmede 4y ago
  Why link to a news article about it when the actual site is just https://skiplagged.com/ https://skiplagged.com/ ?
  - ceejayoz 4y ago
    That site is named after the practice, not the other way around, and the article is far more informative on how it all works (as well as the steps airlines take to combat it).
pxx 4y ago
Internationally it is common for a roundtrip to be cheaper than a one-way. No, not cheaper than two one-ways. Cheaper than one one-way.
- acchow 4y ago
  This is a result of a strange pricing algorithm mistakes, right? Surely this doesn't maximize profit.
  - boxedadin 4y ago
    The average leisure traveler typically isn’t taking a two-day international trip. Airlines see an opportunity to extract more profit from business travelers who may not know their return date. A significant example is Lufthansa (and co) — multiple thousands of dollars to book a one way to Europe, under 800 for round trip.
    - Scoundreller 4y ago
      I wonder if they don’t intend to offer one-ways at all, but are legally required to publish the tariffed pricing that nobody actually takes.
    - jen20 4y ago
      Another example here is how much cheaper round trip tickets get when they cover a Saturday night.
  - logifail 4y ago
    > This is a result of a strange pricing algorithm mistakes, right? Surely this doesn't maximize profit. The Saturday night stay rule is alive and well in certain markets. Business travellers like to be safely back home before the weekend, and their [employer's] pockets are deeper than leisure travellers.
- etothepii 4y ago
  I've had the situation where two round trips are cheaper than one. Especially if you are doing like a two day trip that looks like it might be business. E.g. LHR to JFK Mon to Wednesday.
  - alexanderchr 4y ago