CH Teo 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2013 Did a random try, is MAS having technical problem or what? The fares sudden shoot up a lot....and for MASwings sectors, you get original results on its' website, but if via MAS webpage, you will shake your head... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BC Tam 2 Report post Posted December 10, 2013 Drat, they probably came round to their senses and realized you cannot demand LCC fares from your customers and still manage to feed the masses on their payroll Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Chuo Hock Tieng 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2013 Noted that too...ridiculously unacceptable Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KK Lee 5 Report post Posted December 10, 2013 Either the director of commercial is pressured to improve yield or his job is on the line. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Suzanne Goh 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2013 Did a random try, is MAS having technical problem or what? The fares sudden shoot up a lot....and for MASwings sectors, you get original results on its' website, but if via MAS webpage, you will shake your head... Â Â Give me the dates/routes - i'll have a look and see whether the fares still exist, but the low fare buckets are gone, OR, if the low fares are truly gone. The answer is quite easy to determine, better than us all speculating here Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CH Teo 0 Report post Posted December 11, 2013 Â Â Give me the dates/routes - i'll have a look and see whether the fares still exist, but the low fare buckets are gone, OR, if the low fares are truly gone. The answer is quite easy to determine, better than us all speculating here I did for dummies on few different routings and dates (Malaysian domestic), all shown the same no matter is peak or non peak season, and I am talking about the expensive tiers (Smart and Flex); is ridiculously priced comparing to the original price...is acceptable that no low fares buckets during non sales period... Â Weird things are for MASwings services...different rates altogether on Flex tier when you searched on MAS and MASwings site (it should turned out to be the same anyway)... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Suzanne Goh 0 Report post Posted December 11, 2013 I did for dummies on few different routings and dates (Malaysian domestic), all shown the same no matter is peak or non peak season, and I am talking about the expensive tiers (Smart and Flex); is ridiculously priced comparing to the original price...is acceptable that no low fares buckets during non sales period... Â Weird things are for MASwings services...different rates altogether on Flex tier when you searched on MAS and MASwings site (it should turned out to be the same anyway)... Â There IS an explanation for these "weird" behaviours - there always is, when you dig deep. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ragar 0 Report post Posted December 11, 2013 no wonder, I received delay email about fare promotion and when I checked it showing "non-promotion fare" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted December 11, 2013 Â There IS an explanation for these "weird" behaviours - there always is, when you dig deep. Sabotage? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Suzanne Goh 0 Report post Posted December 11, 2013 Sabotage? Nothing of the sort. Just give me a sample date and route and I'll look up historical fares ticketing dates etc - and we will see Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CH Teo 0 Report post Posted December 11, 2013 E.G.: MYY-KUL during mid April 2014, Smart = RM 572 & Flex = RM 844; it used to be RM 300 plus and RM 400 plus only... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Suzanne Goh 0 Report post Posted December 11, 2013 E.G.: MYY-KUL during mid April 2014, Smart = RM 572 & Flex = RM 844; it used to be RM 300 plus and RM 400 plus only... Â ok.. I go do CSI tonight Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kenneth Chong WT 0 Report post Posted December 11, 2013 At least in January...the fare is consistent...try mh mobile...see any difference? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
V Wong 0 Report post Posted December 11, 2013 Admirably fast response to an enigma I had encountered 2 days ago. Then I counted my lucky stars that I had either almost zeroed out my Enrich miles or booked low fares during its recent promos for next year's travel.... ' those were the halcyon days....' Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KJ Lim 0 Report post Posted December 11, 2013 MH Mobile is cheaper compared to the website Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yang Zulhilmi 0 Report post Posted December 11, 2013 system glitch? i checked mh mobile and yes, much cheaper than website. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
affendi osman 0 Report post Posted December 11, 2013 from the website, KUL - PEN costs RM383 one way, and through MH Mobile, the price starts from RM111 onwards. Funny! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Suzanne Goh 0 Report post Posted December 11, 2013 E.G.: MYY-KUL during mid April 2014, Smart = RM 572 & Flex = RM 844; it used to be RM 300 plus and RM 400 plus only... Â The 572 and 844 are VSTT and HFXX fare basis respectively. There are cheaper VST/VSTF/LST/VSTMHMW eg. (total about 23) published fares that are cheaper, and almost all of them would and should be bookable as inventory is wide open as I see nothing that would indicate that you can't. Either it's a glitch, or the site is intentionally disabling autopricing into the lower fare basis (not all V class is the same). For further reference, I called up my TA to do a dummy booking and it autoprices to the lower VST/VSTF types when purely booking "V". Â so: 1) the fares did not disappear 2) if you really want - call a TA or go to MH mobile and do it there, as the Main site is unreliable for now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
V Wong 0 Report post Posted December 11, 2013 (edited) TQ Suzanne. Mystery solved QED Â However, for MH IT (yet again): Edited December 11, 2013 by V Wong Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FarisManap 0 Report post Posted December 12, 2013 Â KUL/BKI Return = RM1.5k++ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
V Wong 0 Report post Posted December 12, 2013 Same price range for KCH, MYY, SBW. The longer this lasts the more I think it is intentional, rather than website glitch. Trying to test whether passengers will ditch MH and switch to alternative airlines? At least it has proven to attract passengers with low fares, so now maybe try the reverse and experiment a bit.. I am as confused as MH Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KJ Lim 0 Report post Posted December 13, 2013 The fares on MAS website seems to be back to normal Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Chuo Hock Tieng 0 Report post Posted December 15, 2013 AK fare screws up too... used to be all-in-fare but now the fuel surcharge n airport tax is hidden until payment page then only it pop up Share this post Link to post Share on other sites