[PHXFlyer]

Originally Posted by Silent Bob

I think you answered your own question when you stated you "presumed" that it would be cheaper. You know what would save folks a lot of grief and anger, is to not look back once you purchase your ticket. Seriously, I mean what would happen if Finnair gave you the difference of the ticket and it goes even lower? Should they keep refunding? When does it end? I think you should ask for the difference in a voucher, but it is my belief that once you buy your ticket, you really shouldn't re-check the fare, just go on to the next step.

+1. Fares change all the time. A few months ago I was shopping for fares in late November to fly over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. After a few days of checking I saw what I felt was a good deal and bought the ticket. Just for fun, since I had been tracking this fare manually for several days, I plugged in my itinerary details to Yapta.com to see if their website could do a better job of fare tracking than I did myself. In the first few weeks and months I was gratified to see that the fare fluctuated upwards and at one point was almost double what I paid! I was feeling really good about my purchase but then recently the fare shot down and at one point was actually almost $50 dollars less than what I paid. Oh well.

I know it's not nearly the $700 difference you're posting about but for my ticket $50 represents almost a 20% savings. I look at it this way. When the fare for the exact same itinerary was nearly double what I paid United wasn't calling asking me to pay the difference. I could have requested a voucher for the $50 difference when it was in my favor but that would have cost me $150 as a reissue fee. Not a good trade off. My point is that when you first purchased your tickets you thought they were a good deal otherwise you wouldn't have purchased them at that price. Don't sweat what happened to the fare afterward. Next time you'll know to carefully research the fare your about to buy and perhaps wait for a better deal.