Skyscanner reveals two single flights saves money

[Raymund Yeoh 1]

 

===================================

Skyscanner reveals two single flights saves money

[/url]14 hours ago

 

Purchasing a return flight to Asian destinations may not always be cheaper than buying two singles with the same airline, according to the latest research by flight comparison site Skyscanner.

 

The research showed that on certain flights from London to Asia, massive savings were actually available for the exact same flights by simply booking two single journeys instead of the standard return fare.

 

This insider tip is only applicable on scheduled carriers; budget carriers’ pricing focuses only on single fares, allowing customers to ‘mix and match’ single tickets to create their desired return fares rather than having set fares.

 

The study found that passengers could save almost £350 per person by booking two singles to Hong Kong with Qantas, instead of the return fare with the same airline. BA customers could save a massive £430 by adopting the same procedure:

Gareth Williams, Skyscanner CEO said: “Travellers are always looking ways to get the best deal on their flights and most would assume that a return flight would offer the cheapest option, however this study shows that we shouldn’t assume anything. Whilst in most instances this is likely to be true, there are definite examples where we have proved that this is not always the case and two tickets are better than one.”

 

 

 

 

[Naim 6]

Yup, that's what I did when AirAsiaX launched the KUL-STN flights years back. I booked MYR for KUL-STN, and separately GBP for STN-KUL -- saved quite a bit compared to KUL/STN return in MYR.

[flee 5]

This isn't the case now - a return flight from, say KUL-HND costs less than KUL-HND and HND-KUL flight.

[BC Tam 2]

Does this mean those "show lowest fare" filters are not really up to scratch ?

[Waiping 12]

I am not so sure about this. Maybe LCC tends to operate this way while on FSC it's cheaper with return flight booking.

[jani 0]

Yeah. For example some flights on NYC-LON, it will be CHEAPER to buy return than to buy one-way. One-way would be like $1000 and return maybe slightly less.