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Aer lingus "free" flights

  • 31-03-2009 4:37pm
    #1
    corblimey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,475 ✭✭✭


    I was casually checking out how to get to asia a few months from now, and after checking a few flights, I was looking at how to get heathrow early enough on a wednesday morning. So I popped the dates into aerlingus.com and it's coming back with e0 for both my flights. Now obviously taxes and charges pump it up to 50 odd quid, but still a bargain.

    My question is, there doesn't seem to be anything on the homepage about free flights, so I wonder if this is a one off deal going on right now, and I should book my tickets asap as 1) they're free and 2) they'll go fast, or is it fairly normal for our national airline.


Comments

  • #2
    Jemmy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,385 ✭✭✭Jemmy


    If that happens just go with it!


  • #3
    whiskeyman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,564 ✭✭✭✭whiskeyman


    looks like they are there alright.
    They can't advertise as 'free' anymore unless taxes and charges are also 'free'.
    So, the homepage do have the 'from' amount advertisied with min of taxes and charges included.

    EDIT - also check that the time of the flight is the one for '€0.00'.
    They always have the lowest price in the summary screen, but that might just be the 6am flight and the rest could be dear!


  • #4
    corblimey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,475 ✭✭✭corblimey


    whiskeyman wrote: »
    also check that the time of the flight is the one for '€0.00'.
    They always have the lowest price in the summary screen, but that might just be the 6am flight and the rest could be dear!
    Other way round now for some reason, 4.99 (robbery!) at 6 in the morning, but going to free then for the rest of the day.

    I'd book them immediately, but I'm not sure what dates I'll need them yet. I'm thinking that I book what I think I'll need asap and then if necessary, just book other flights. Even at 25 quid a pop, it might be worth it.


  • #5
    Fratton Fred
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26,567 ✭✭✭✭Fratton Fred


    corblimey wrote: »
    Other way round now for some reason, 4.99 (robbery!) at 6 in the morning, but going to free then for the rest of the day.

    I'd book them immediately, but I'm not sure what dates I'll need them yet. I'm thinking that I book what I think I'll need asap and then if necessary, just book other flights. Even at 25 quid a pop, it might be worth it.

    If you are making a connecting flight, then you should check out BMI as well. They keep their prices pretty much the same (except the BMI prices show taxes etc on the first page) but BMI don't charge to choose your seat/check in a 20kg bag/fart etc so although the Aer Lingus flight is saying €0.00 it may be cheaper on BMI.


  • #6
    corblimey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,475 ✭✭✭corblimey


    Tks Fred, but bmi only fly from Cork to Manchester these days.


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