AerLingus ticket prices

sam22

hi we booked flights with aerlingus on the 7/02/2017 to barcelona for flights in september as we assumed flights go up in price, instead they have substantially reduced, is it tough luck on our part or is it worth contacting aerlingus and looking for the cheaper price....

average_runner

sam22 wrote: »

hi we booked flights with aerlingus on the 7/02/2017 to barcelona for flights in september as we assumed flights go up in price, instead they have substantially reduced, is it tough luck on our part or is it worth contacting aerlingus and looking for the cheaper price....

It's tough luck.

Like buying something in a shop and it goes down in price in 2 months.

EverythingGood

That's the chance you take, tough luck. I find booking flights to Europe is best aboyt 10-12 weeks out, particularly on routes where EI and FR compete. Last year we flew to Barca with Veuling, and back with FR. We often fly out with one airline and back with the other, generally back with EI, they're a bit more flexible with baggage weight. But flight to Barca, Madrid, Lisbon etc where they compete, you can get great one way deals with either/or.

We fly to Poland a lot, but FR have a virtually monopoly on all route except Warsaw, so flights, especially around school holidays, can be expensive.

jimd2

sam22 wrote: »

hi we booked flights with aerlingus on the 7/02/2017 to barcelona for flights in september as we assumed flights go up in price, instead they have substantially reduced, is it tough luck on our part or is it worth contacting aerlingus and looking for the cheaper price....

I would say it's tough luck. You win some, you lose some.

You were happy with the price when you paid it and, tbh, would have been better off not looking up the prices again. in fact I don't think I have ever gone back looking at prices again once booked.

sam22

jimd2 wrote: »

I would say it's tough luck. You win some, you lose some.

You were happy with the price when you paid it and, tbh, would have been better off not looking up the prices again. in fact I don't think I have ever gone back looking at prices again once booked.

hav to agree you winsome you lose some, just that before i booked they were goin up, and now dropped by 150 euro, and it was my daughter who booked the flights today as we are all going to a wedding...

steve-o

sam22 wrote: »

we are all going to a wedding...

Unfortunate proof that airlines are really good at getting the most they can from you. Fares usually start out high to get the most from people who need to travel for a specific event and book early.

EverythingGood

EverythingGood wrote: »

That's the chance you take, tough luck. I find booking flights to Europe is best aboyt 10-12 weeks out, particularly on routes where EI and FR compete. Last year we flew to Barca with Veuling, and back with FR. We often fly out with one airline and back with the other, generally back with EI, they're a bit more flexible with baggage weight. But flight to Barca, Madrid, Lisbon etc where they compete, you can get great one way deals with either/or.

We fly to Poland a lot, but FR have a virtually monopoly on all route except Warsaw, so flights, especially around school holidays, can be expensive.

Wonder if this would be true for flights to London? Planning a trip in August and flights are currently €52 with Ryanair, not sure if they're likely to drop from that though, haven't seen London flights included in any of their sales recently...

EverythingGood

Probably won't drop much from that,tbh. But airline pricing is a mystery! In saying that DUB - LON is one of the busiest routes in the world, so prices only tend to rise. Flying to London has so many options and really depends on what you are going for / where you are going, as you would need to take the cost of transit into the city in also.

EverythingGood

EverythingGood wrote: »

Probably won't drop much from that,tbh. But airline pricing is a mystery! In saying that DUB - LON is one of the busiest routes in the world, so prices only tend to rise. Flying to London has so many options and really depends on what you are going for / where you are going, as you would need to take the cost of transit into the city in also.

Yeah think I might just book them now to be safe! will probably fly into Gatwick, transfers are expensive from all the airports in London!

EverythingGood

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Yeah think I might just book them now to be safe! will probably fly into Gatwick, transfers are expensive from all the airports in London!

Unless you can fly to City airport.

EverythingGood

EverythingGood wrote: »

Unless you can fly to City airport.

Not on my budget! :P

Yamanoto

You'll often pick up a one way DUB-LCY for €35 & getting into the city on the DLR's a doddle.

VG31

Yamanoto wrote: »

You'll often pick up a one way DUB-LCY for €35 & getting into the city on the DLR's a doddle.

CityJet have one-way DUB-LCY fares for as low as €38 or €48 and that includes a checked bag. The LCY-DUB fares are usually more though (something to do with taxes from LCY I think?)

London-City is a great airport. I highly recommend it. You get into the city so much faster compared to the other airports. I often find CityJet are the cheapest to London after Ryanair to Stansted/Luton.

grimm2005

As others have said, it's tough luck really. A lot of people assume that flights will always go up and never down which just isn't true. EverythingGood explained it well. Usually 12 - 6 weeks beforehand is the best time to buy short haul flights. There's always exceptions to this though like routes with no competition and sun holiday destinations during the school holidays. I find Google Flights great for price tracking, you'll get notifications any time there's a change.

In the end of the day buying flights is like a lottery, you don't know if they'll go up or down and your best bet is to buy when you feel comfortable with the price.

endofrainbow

If the flights you purchased went up in price, would you ring them and offer to pay the difference ?

76544567

They are almost always much cheaper 6 - 8 weeks before travel.
If you can hold your nerve
Ryanair is great at making you think you will miss out if you dont book now.
Hold your nerve and you will always win with them.

This site is very handy

http://www.airhint.com/