Its weird some of the price differences that i keep seeing from time to time on various flight deals to and from Edinburgh. For example the average price for a return from London to Edinburgh is about £67 which i personally wouldnt class as a cheap flight. However if you are flying from Belfast to Edinburgh the prices are much more varied with BMI coming in at around £110 and Flybe around the £50 mark which is deffinitly more in the budget range.
Flybe Cheaper for most
I suppose it mainly comes down to the fuel costs for alot or airlines. London is about 3 times further away from Edinburgh than Belfast but its still a relativly short flight, ie its only about another 40min the air. Also you would think that there is going to be alot more people flying from London and this would bring the prices down. Its hard to tell with the airlines sometimes, i dont doubt that there is still massive competition still for passengers but the prices often seem to follow a very predictable pattern for some routes, while for others there are huge variations.
For example i just dont understand how a Flybe flight can be twice the price of a BMI one for the same route and when you are sitting in the same class? They are both budget airlines so surely there should be an averge there somwhere? As stated before it could be that one flight has almost reached its capacity and so they want to squeeze some extra money out of the desperate last minute passengers. However you have to wonder how effective this technique is if there are still seats available on other flights. Any ideas?
