EASY JET PROMOTION: 25% off every seat/every route/every day till end June

[Sheez]

ww.easyjet.com

Includes Easter & 1/2term holidays - ends midnight Tuesday 14 Jan

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[Adrian]

Thanks for posting this,  almost posted it myself but...

We booked flights for 2 people for 1st week of June when they first came out at £200.  I''''ve been checking occasionally to see how much they are now, checked yesterday and they were £440.  Today, under the 25% off sale,  they are £550      Of course,  that could just be our dates being extra popular 

[Blue Lizard]

We booked for the start of june ..we paid £130 each return from Gatwick total £260....i looked out of interest yesterday the price quoted was £508 for 2...today with the discount it''''s £560!! how can they justify that or even be allowed to get away with it?...yes i got it cheap ,but it stinks of deceit and money grubbing!!

[felicity]

So what BL and Adrian seem to be saying is that the prices are MORE than they were yesterday...which implies that EJ have HIKED their fares overnight - and just advertising a headline grabbing 25% off...which - if true - is utterly scandalous and make me feel personally very bad - as I have been trying to persuade a couple of girlfriends to come out with us and texted them first thing saying what a good deal this discount is......looks like I might have to eat my words... 

[Enişte]

This seems to be what most of them do, by putting out an attention-grabbing headline to drag people in, which they cannot back up.  Has anyone ever tried to go through Tom Cook''s site, following the "Dalaman/Antalya from £19.99" adverts etc, only to find that you only qualify if you travel at some point in a five minute slot, accompanied by a great grandparent or a unicorn?

It''s daylight robbery!  That said, I hope to foil them and reduce costs on my next trip by either driving out or not coming back.  Cunning or what?

[Adrian]

Seems to be what''s happened Felicity.  I''m not sure if it is a cock-up or a con!  For a laugh I thought I''d add 25% to the £440 it was the other day and the answer comes to £550 (which is todays "sale" price)- what the???  Seems that they''ve actually added the 25% rather than subtracted!  The same maths doesn''t work for blue lizards figures though so maybe the exact addition is just coincidence...

EDIT:  take a look at http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=143168&in_page_id=34&in_a_source=  - they''ve done it before & been told off by the ASA but the article explains why it could happen.

[msr]

I cannot understand how easyjet can possibly call themselves a ''low cost'' airline. We have booked flights for the half term week in May for £180pp with Kibris Airlines, easyjet are quoting £386pp. Who on earth travels with them now? We looked on the website the day the fares were released and the May half termstill costed out at over £300, obviously because it is a school holiday. However many of the other charters were cheaper than easyjet. I don''t think I would ever use them on principle now unless their fares were significantly cheaper. What a rip off!

[alantj]

Some of the fares are good value, I have booked a weekend break in Istanbul, from Gatwick for £65. Also some friends have just booked (about 2 minutes ago) to come out to visit us July for £230.

All flights are at good times.

Regards

Alan

[Blue Lizard]

thanks for your link Adrian..i have just informed the advertising standards agency about Easyjet''s claim....HUH! teach them to mess with me!!

[misty]

Budget flights change by the second, I''ve gone to get my credit cards come back and they have changed...its how they operate.

When it comes to offers , you will find some where on their web site one flight at that price......I think it may be called the Pendle method of selling.....

[sally]

Budget flights change by the second, I''''ve gone to get my credit cards come back and they have changed...its how they operate.

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It can be well worth deleting all your cookies before you log in again (and that doesn''t just apply to EJ).

[Blue Lizard]

just looked on Easyjet again..they are running the 25% off thing again ..2 people in june including bags etc priced at £340..not bad!!(maybe the ASA caught up with them?)