Comments on: A tale of two airline bookings http://www.eire.com/2003/a-tale-of-two-airline-bookings/ Saving the Internet from Fraud, Pornography, and Cranks Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:40:13 +0000 hourly 1 By: Justin http://www.eire.com/2003/a-tale-of-two-airline-bookings/comment-page-1/#comment-4933 Justin Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.eire.com/wordpress/?p=44#comment-4933 Aer Arann are another offender for the shitty airline website contest. I had to get my mother to call and make a booking for me recently, as (a) their website gets all the way through the booking process before telling me that "no such flight exists", and (b) their call centre closes at 5pm GMT. Aer Arann are another offender for the shitty airline website contest. I had to get my mother to call and make a booking for me recently, as (a) their website gets all the way through the booking process before telling me that “no such flight exists”, and (b) their call centre closes at 5pm GMT.

]]> By: Dave http://www.eire.com/2003/a-tale-of-two-airline-bookings/comment-page-1/#comment-4934 Dave Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.eire.com/wordpress/?p=44#comment-4934 At one time on the Aer Lingus website you could book a flight from Philadephia to Dublin and they would find the link to one of their airports (NY, Chicago, Boston etc) but alas most recently they only allow you to book a flight directly from the Chicago, Boston, NY-JFK etc.... BA although retarded in their methodologies you refer to, at least they allow me to book to and from whatever airports I want. At one time on the Aer Lingus website you could book a flight from Philadephia to Dublin and they would find the link to one of their airports (NY, Chicago, Boston etc) but alas most recently they only allow you to book a flight directly from the Chicago, Boston, NY-JFK etc….
BA although retarded in their methodologies you refer to, at least they allow me to book to and from whatever airports I want.

]]> By: Antoin http://www.eire.com/2003/a-tale-of-two-airline-bookings/comment-page-1/#comment-4935 Antoin Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.eire.com/wordpress/?p=44#comment-4935 That's because they want to avoid using the GDS's (people like Amadeus and Sabre) to avoid having to pay them money. They want to follow the Ryanair model as closely as possible (i.e., pay no one anything unless it's completely unavoidable, hell they should be paying us). Someday, the theory goes, you'll be able to send your 'intelligent agent' off to do your bidding for you by talking XML to all the airline website and putting together a combination of flights to suit your needs. Then the GDS's won't be needed so much anymore. Antoin. That’s because they want to avoid using the GDS’s (people like Amadeus and Sabre) to avoid having to pay them money. They want to follow the Ryanair model as closely as possible (i.e., pay no one anything unless it’s completely unavoidable, hell they should be paying us).

Someday, the theory goes, you’ll be able to send your ‘intelligent agent’ off to do your bidding for you by talking XML to all the airline website and putting together a combination of flights to suit your needs. Then the GDS’s won’t be needed so much anymore.

Antoin.

]]> By: Dave again http://www.eire.com/2003/a-tale-of-two-airline-bookings/comment-page-1/#comment-4936 Dave again Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.eire.com/wordpress/?p=44#comment-4936 Ironically I went to aerlingus.com today and Philadelphia is an option once again Ironically I went to aerlingus.com today and Philadelphia is an option once again

]]> By: Antoin O Lachtnain http://www.eire.com/2003/a-tale-of-two-airline-bookings/comment-page-1/#comment-4937 Antoin O Lachtnain Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.eire.com/wordpress/?p=44#comment-4937 But that's because there's a direct flight from Philly now, no? But that’s because there’s a direct flight from Philly now, no?

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