Every else. Booking shortly to go to Thailand next month. Last two searches on Thai Air show prices of £2000 for economy. Most I’ve paid is £1200 for a Christmas flight. In April paid £850. Anyone know why?
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The user is observing unusually high flight prices to Thailand, with quotes reaching £2000 for economy class. Several commenters explain that high prices are common during the European summer holiday season due to increased demand. They suggest booking flights well in advance, using comparison sites like Skyscanner, and considering stopovers or flights from nearby countries to find better deals. Many agree that airline pricing practices, including dynamic pricing and supply-demand factors, contribute to the inflated costs.
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July n August flights are very pricey. Have to book 3 months before to get a good price n that is also expensive. Last minute booking is super expensive.
BA showing £950 for early august yesterday. Are you deleting your cashe for the search platforms you are using ? It should make a difference to the prices offered 🥴🤦🏻♂️
Opted to stay at home this year, however friends from Thailand are Iver in Switzerland. Thought I would visit (only short journey from London)bloody hell the prices astronomical. So staying in the UK it is.😥
TG. I don’t know what the deal is with TG. I suspect they get shot of seats through agents or sell to Government travelers. And then some people pay a fortune and it’s nice margins for them. Who knows.
Simple....... because you're being robbed by a bunch of thieves, before covid flights were between £350 and £450 for low season, and between £450 and £550 for high season return!! at the end of covid when they announced the world would be opening again, flights just doubled and trebled "over night" blaming the Russian and Ukrainian conflicts for fuel prices, complete and utter BS, they knew they could charge whatever they wanted, and people would pay it, because they was desperate to go on holiday again, as long as everyone is paying these ridiculous prices they will never go down again.
Before I moved to Thailand, I would visit in February and September/October because the fares were lower and Thailand was less crowded. July airfares are always higher.
I flew OmanAir from Manchester back in 2018. Very pleasant flight. Cabin crew very polite and professional, unfortunately for whatever reason they no longer fly from Manchester I believe.
I google search school holidays , & fly in term time , usually cheaper . Plus if you do a stop over ,its cheaper as less tax ( departure only ). So try a quick stop in europe or the middle east.
I've bought so many plane tickets now I've kinda learned a pattern. I use Expedia for all my purchases. There is typically a "busy traffic " time for purchasing tickets and if you see that the ticket says one price and then go to purchase and suddenly jumps up hundreds then you've hit that time. Definitely a bad time to purchase. Also people tend to cancel so often and I guarantee if you keep checking more tickets will pop up eventually.
Summer holiday season just started in Europe. Flights are expensive until mid to late August now. People spend more money on traveling than ever before. And Thailand is one country with too much of that mass tourism. Try neighboring countries for flights / open jaw flights, e.g. Malaysia, Vietnam … and then hop over.