2xUC cheaper than 1xUC + I x PE??

OK we are thinking of having a second break this year.
We flew UC (both ways) to MCO in April and loved it.[y]

In trying to keep the fares down for our second break we looked at PE to MCO and UC on the way back.
For November this came back at £2911 for both of us[n]. As this is more than our April break, out of interest, I then looked at UC both ways.
This came back at £2631 for both of us. A saving of nearly £300[:?].
Is this a glitch in the VS website or is it really dearer to mix travel classes?.

I think I'll ring VS in the morning to check prices.

WOW, can this be true? I can't wait to read your answer!:D

personally I would have just bagged the two UCS and ask no questions[}:)]

If the PE is a flexible price and the UCS are Z's I can see it working out that way though

Hi,

It could be that the Upper Class fares are Z class (£1300 each approx) but the chepaest PE fares are sold out so you would be paying the fully flexible PE fare ( which could be £1600 and thus more expensive than the restricted Z upper class fare)

Regards

TBS

Best way is to check the prices out on Expedia as that will tell you what class the seats are booked in - as EGG says it could be that the UCS are Z's and the PE are W's and this is why the Z's out and back are cheaper?

[fozzyo]

And also, if it was an unrestricted PE fare it would have had to have been a J or D UC fare too to go with it.

Originally posted by fozzyo
And also, if it was an unrestricted PE fare it would have had to have been a J or D UC fare too to go with it.

So you cannot buy a UC Z with a PE W - hmm -why is that?

[preiffer]

You can absolutely mix and match flexible and non-flexible tickets, BUT you'd need to use a 3rd party or call VS direct. The website itself is the limitation here and doesn't allow that amount of flexibility in booking.

One thing to bear in mind, though - is that the restrictions on the lower class ticket still apply in terms of refunds/changes.

Just an update...
I rang VS this morning and as some of you have already said the PE outbound was a flexible fare hence the higher price.
Talking to VS you can mix different classes (flexible/non flexible).

I spoke to the premier team and they were very helpful.[y]
I'll use them, in future, instead of tackling the inflexibilites of the website booking system.

Originally posted by Tim

I spoke to the premier team and they were very helpful.[y]

Glad to hear it. But just out of interest, as a red member, how did you managed to get to speak to them?

[preiffer]

It was an Upper Class booking, Jeremy