Some of us are very afraid of flying, but for many, traveling by plane is just a pleasure. Airlines usually have a fairly high level of service, so you always remain just a passenger and don’t turn the wheel for the entire trip. In addition, the indescribable sensation of take off and landing is a real attraction for the mind and body. Traveling by plane is undoubtedly much more comfortable and pleasant than any other means of transport. And the most important advantage of such a trip is a huge saving of time.
For example, to go from Moscow to Beijing by train, you will need to spend seven days on the road and only seven to eight hours if you use air transport. Yes, the difference in time savings is significant. Therefore, people who know how to structure their day and like to value their time in most cases choose to travel by plane.
Buying a plane ticket today is very simple. This can be done without leaving home, just open the official website of the airline you are interested in or use the Yandex.Travel service, where you can compare prices from different airlines and choose the right flight for you based on various criteria: direct or with transfers, with luggage or without it. And also choose the most convenient time of departure and arrival. You can also buy a ticket at the airport ticket office, airline offices and travel agencies.
Today, there are many airlines that operate flights to any part of our planet. The fare policy of most airlines is different and is based on many factors. Also, the cost of an air ticket often depends on the day of the week, the season, the number of days before departure and much more.
Anyone who travels frequently must have noticed that usually if you buy two tickets separately, in the end their cost is higher than the round trip ticket purchased immediately with the same dates. On the one hand, it seems really illogical, but airlines have their own reasons for building their pricing policy. So let’s understand why this happens.
Reducing the price of an immediately purchased round-trip air ticket is not really a huge discount or some kind of system error, but rather a common practice of most airlines today. The competition between them is quite high, and the cost of the flight only grows every day. For example, if there are empty seats on the plane and, in the worst case, there are too many such seats, the carriers lose their money. This is due to the fact that the cost of the flight remains the same, and the empty seats on the plane are mainly a flight recovery loss. Therefore, airlines attract potential passengers with more attractive prices for their tickets.
If a passenger immediately buys a round trip ticket, it gives the carrier a certain guarantee that the seat on the plane will not be empty even when it flies in the opposite direction. For the airline, this is a plus, since it is no longer necessary to search for a person to occupy this seat in the cabin. It’s also immediately clear how full the plane is for the return flight, which in turn allows you to understand how many one-way tickets will need to be sold. It is worth remembering that if you only bought a one-way ticket, there is a risk that he will not be able to return on the return flight, because all the tickets may simply be sold out. Today, even the largest airlines often sell a return ticket much cheaper than two separate one-way tickets. Since this significantly reduces the risk of losing money due to unsold tickets.
As a rule, round-trip tickets are bought by tourists who go on vacation and know the date of return, and therefore prefer to buy the cheapest option. At the same time, one-way air tickets are most often purchased by employees of various companies who are sent on business trips and pay for their air tickets with corporate wallets. Therefore, airlines generally do not reduce the cost of air tickets for those who can easily afford them anyway.
Look, we are looking for cheap flights, for example, through the Yandex.Travel service. The cost of a one-way ticket Moscow-Bangkok is 24,445 rubles, and the return ticket Bangkok-Moscow is 21,118 rubles. If we calculate, then for two tickets that we bought separately, we will pay 24,445 + 21,118 = 45,563 rubles. However, if we take the same dates and check the round trip flight, the ticket price in this case will be 43,166 rubles. That is, if we buy a round-trip ticket right away, in our case we will be able to save 2,447 rubles.
Therefore, it turns out that buying a round trip ticket is usually much more profitable than buying a separate round trip ticket, both for the passenger and for the airline. This rule applies both to trips abroad and to flights within Russia.
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