British Airways - explain this...

[Incognito]

There used to be a website that allowed you to check flight prices and times connecting through LHR for Longhaul. I can't remember the name of it though. You still have to get a cheap ticket to the original country to catch the outgoing flight. You can't join at LHR.

[w3bdEw]

Yes it works.

Not my word but loads of people are doing it now to get cheaper flights via Australian website (mostly BA flights to US from around £230).

http://www.hotukdeals.com/item/23396...from-uk-to-usa

[b0redom]

Does this work? I tried using www.expedia.com and found I couldn't book without a US billing address.

[w3bdEw]

or book using http://www.expedia.com.au
Price for people down under is around £840 and ticket will be valid for you Direct.

[TykeMerc]

You can fly to Barcelona for the square root of feck all on one of the cheapy carriers, even if you need to stop there for a day or two you will save cash. Barcelona isn't a bad city to be in for a visit either so a bit of a win-win.

[tim123]

No, you couldn't. If you got away with it on the day, they would come back and charge you the difference later.

You are indeed missing something: Spaniards can only be persuaded to pay £750, so that is their price. Brits can be persuaded to pay £1000, so that is what they have to pay.

Businesses don't call us Treasure Island for nothing.

No that's not the reason.

The reason is that the BCN-LHR-GRU is an indirect flight. In order to get people to book indirect, airlines have to charge less.

If you look, you will almost certainly find that a direct flight (if such a thing exists) from BCN-GLU is the same price as direct LHR - GRU. (and an indirect flight LHR-BCN-GRU is 750).

tim

[ThomasSoerensen]

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[Advocate]

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[VectraMan]

The British Airways flight from Barcelona via LHR to Sao Paolo is £750

Is that some weird curvature of the earth thing, or is my geography a little confused?

[expat]

A British airways flight from LHR to Sao Paolo is £1000

The British Airways flight from Barcelona via LHR to Sao Paolo is £750

On the same dates.

Could I just get on at LHR?

Or am I missing something?

No, you couldn't. If you got away with it on the day, they would come back and charge you the difference later.

You are indeed missing something: Spaniards can only be persuaded to pay £750, so that is their price. Brits can be persuaded to pay £1000, so that is what they have to pay.

Businesses don't call us Treasure Island for nothing.

[ace00]

A British airways flight from LHR to Sao Paolo is £1000

The British Airways flight from Barcelona via LHR to Sao Paolo is £750

On the same dates.

Could I just get on at LHR?

Or am I missing something?

... is the 'carbon emmisions offset charge' a load of old cock?

Seems to be a lot of it about. I was looking at a flight for xmas nye break and it's £667 from LHR, change at AMS. Direct from AMS (same plane)? Over 1000 euro! I don't think it's just taxes but country specific marketing too.
Carbon emmisions offset charge is essential for future of planet - poor people must not fly.

[MPwannadecentincome]

A British airways flight from LHR to Sao Paolo is £1000

The British Airways flight from Barcelona via LHR to Sao Paolo is £750

On the same dates.

Could I just get on at LHR?

Or am I missing something?

... is the 'carbon emmisions offset charge' a load of old cock?

If you do not get on at Barcelona then BA will automatically cancel your next flight.

What you are experiencing is what airlines try with their pricing to get the most revenue from each market, so flying from the UK is deemed more valuable to BA ie they think they can get more money out of the brits than Europeans.

Trying it out in the reverse sometimes works, e.g. look at the prices to Sao Paulo on Air France, KLM or Iberia, downside is though that you do not get a direct flight.

Cheers

[Fishface]

A British airways flight from LHR to Sao Paolo is £1000

The British Airways flight from Barcelona via LHR to Sao Paolo is £750

On the same dates.

Could I just get on at LHR?

Or am I missing something?

... is the 'carbon emmisions offset charge' a load of old cock?