One way flight adverts: Do they irritate you as much as me?

[PeteMorris]

Are you irritated by adverts that advertise flights *from* "£29.50"....and when you look at the little writing which appears for perhaps a couple of milliseconds, says 'one way only'.

 

Have you ever researched how much the flight is to get back?...Yes it's stupid money.

 

What's the purpose of advertising 'cheap' one way flights?...Ok, I'll concede that 'some' people, it might suit, but the majority, would want to be able to get back!

[gnvqsos]

Many cyclists walkers and other intrepid travellers either return independently or return from a different location.

 

How many times have you been caught out by the wheeze?

[PeteMorris]

Many cyclists walkers and other intrepid travellers either return independently or return from a different location.

 

How many times have you been caught out by the wheeze?

 

Wheeze?...Not with you, I'm sorry!

[Penny Quirk]

One way flights - why not? I often buy just one way with one airline company and use another coming back. That is how to do it cheaply! I regularly fly to Copenhagen to see my children.

 

I use easyjet to get to Copenhagen, for about £25 - then Norwegian.com to come back, for the same price.

[PeteMorris]

One way flights - why not? I often buy just one way with one airline company and use another coming back. That is how to do it cheaply! I regularly fly to Copenhagen to see my children.

 

I use easyjet to get to Copenhagen, for about £25 - then Norwegian.com to come back, for the same price.

 

Ah...now that makes sense.

 

But I really do see the adverts on UK TV as a bit of a deception, or at least an attempt at deception.

[Penny Quirk]

I don't see how it may be deception. It says one way from £x.xx and that price always available; as soon as it is not available the "from £x.xx" changes to the higher price. Or am I missing what you mean?

[WeX]

Pete,

 

Have you tried http://www.skyscanner.net ? you can see flight from multiple airlines there. Sometimes you will find a cheap one way with one company and another cheap return for another.

[PeteMorris]

I mean the adverts on TV....it doesn't plainly say 'one way' unless you're very attentive and watch at the bottom of the scree, and it's always in 'tiny' text.

 

It just gives the 'impression' of being cheap. Which it is, I suppose. But there's no mention that the return flight is a silly price.

 

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Pete,

 

Have you tried http://www.skyscanner.net ? you can see flight from multiple airlines there. Sometimes you will find a cheap one way with one company and another cheap return for another.

 

I've not looked at that particular site no. But obviously I would if contemplating going anywhere. Thanks Wex

[callippo]

if you're going outside the EU, where UK people have no citizenship, you need an onward ticket anyway as a tourist. Strictly speaking, carriers aren't supposed to let you on the plane without one as it is them who are liable to repatriate you if you get called up by immigration, for not having an onward ticket when you arrive at the destination country.

[Penny Quirk]

I mean the adverts on TV....it doesn't plainly say 'one way' unless you're very attentive and watch at the bottom of the scree, and it's always in 'tiny' text.

 

It just gives the 'impression' of being cheap. Which it is, I suppose. But there's no mention that the return flight is a silly price.

 

Ah, yes, I see what you mean. I think there is a similar thing with trains/buses too. The National Express coaches say things such as "Sheffield to London from £x.xx" which make people assume it is return?

 

With travel we assume if we fly from Manchester then we should return to Manchester; and, if I fly to Copenhagen, I should fly back from there. In some circumstances it is cheaper to get the train to Sweden and fly back from there to Gatwick and get the train back from there; when booked months in advance the prices are stupidly low.

 

Perhaps it is more about learning to think in a different way?