 Poster: A snowHead
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I have had Skyscanner monitoring prices for flights form Southend to Geneva leaving today and returning next Saturday e.g. for a half term ski trip. I knew that timing is crucial when booking flights - but didn't realise how much so. Below are the numbers, on 23rd October the return flight (excluding bags and booked seats) was selling for £224, on 8th November the same flights were £470. That a difference of £246, or for a family of 4 (which we are) a whopping £984 saving if you get the timing right!
Date of email from Skyscanner Flight price
20/10/2015 08:41:08 +00:00 420
21/10/2015 08:35:33 +00:00 231
22/10/2015 08:49:20 +00:00 228
23/10/2015 08:26:26 +00:00 224
24/10/2015 08:25:36 +00:00 442
25/10/2015 09:24:22 +00:00 229
26/10/2015 09:23:58 +00:00 224
27/10/2015 09:34:46 +00:00 442
28/10/2015 09:25:37 +00:00 418
29/10/2015 09:30:12 +00:00 428
30/10/2015 09:25:19 +00:00 442
31/10/2015 09:24:33 +00:00 442
01/11/2015 09:23:04 +00:00 442
02/11/2015 09:23:15 +00:00 442
04/11/2015 09:24:29 +00:00 459
05/11/2015 09:42:09 +00:00 459
06/11/2015 09:33:01 +00:00 459
08/11/2015 09:22:34 +00:00 470
18/11/2015 09:24:43 +00:00 458
17/01/2016 08:53:31 +00:00 409
18/01/2016 08:56:43 +00:00 414
20/01/2016 09:03:08 +00:00 424
21/01/2016 09:10:48 +00:00 440
26/01/2016 09:09:59 +00:00 405
30/01/2016 09:09:33 +00:00 390
31/01/2016 09:09:47 +00:00 390
01/02/2016 09:15:09 +00:00 399
02/02/2016 09:25:06 +00:00 399
03/02/2016 09:28:16 +00:00 350
04/02/2016 09:48:47 +00:00 351
05/02/2016 09:17:57 +00:00 302
06/02/2016 09:15:23 +00:00 326
08/02/2016 09:16:13 +00:00 334
09/02/2016 09:15:46 +00:00 284
10/02/2016 09:16:49 +00:00 307
11/02/2016 09:18:10 +00:00 298
12/02/2016 09:32:59 +00:00 315
13/02/2016 11:07:17 +00:00 323
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@stodge, very interesting! Nice work!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@stodge, Good work. We have seen similar for EJ flights to Salzburg but top marks for your data set 
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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Have you looked for cyclicity?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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very interesting data @stodge.
So if I'm reading that correctly, the price went down to £284.00 on the 9th Feb. You'd have to have nerves of steel I suppose to hang out that late for 1/2 term but interesting to see that prices go down as well as up even for peak weeks. I'm pretty sure EJ have somewhere in their smallprint that if the price goes down from the price you paid for a flight, they will refund the difference. If I recall correctly we have claimed in the past and I think you get a voucher to use against any future flights - not exactly a refund but useful none the less as we use EJ fairly frequently.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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@under a new name, not sure about cyclicity - as I only started monitoring since October it's hard to tell. I think prices may be influenced by how many bookings they have had. If they haven't had any for a while the price will drop, then a few people book and it immediately shoots up again.
@loatie, yes it was £284 on 9th Feb - but as you say you would need nerves of steel to wait that late, I certainly couldn't do it. But in the past I have booked as soon as flights are released - I don't this it's worth doing that. I will be waiting until October next year.
As for refunds, if you call customer services they will issue a voucher that you can use to book flights. The booking has to be made within 6 months of claiming the voucher, and is against the price you get when phoning customer services, not on-line - which is a bit of a catch. However I recently booked flights online then phoned customer services to redeem a £45 voucher against the cost of hold bags.
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The booking has to be made within 6 months of claiming the voucher, and is against the price you get when phoning customer services, not on-line - which is a bit of a catch.
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No, according to a recent thread the refunds work on on-line prices, even though you have to phone to get them.
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Good. I should think so too!
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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Good work @stodge, ! We noticed a drop just before Christmas too.
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Can't be bothed turning it into a graphic but a quick chart shows a straight line decrease from mid November to Mid January (when it snowed) and then it gets interesting again.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I got flights from Bournemouth to gva 21st Feb when snow was poor for £40 return 
Now they have rocketed
To £80!
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Given that we all know here, before the EJ 'alert' tells us, does anyone have an idea when 2016/17 EJ schedule is likely to be released? IIRC it's around mid-March?
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Good question, @Montana.
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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@pam w, I had Googled too, but your Googling is evidently more masterful than mine thanks for that - bit later than I expected though
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