LAN internal flight booking difficulty

[power71]

Hi all and happy Easter. Hope you all had a great and relaxing weekend.

I am looking at booking a one way flight from Rio (GIG) to Santiago Chile (SCL) in September 2012 however when I attempt to make a booking via the LAN website, Zuji, Orbitz, Expedia etc etc etc, the fare which shows as available is only in Premium Economy and is around US$450 / A$480.

However, if I do a return flight from SCL to GIG, the return sector (which is the only sector I actually want to travel) has economy class seats available and the return flight is only US$620.

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance

 

[loobloke]

Some airlines choose to charge a premium for one way fares, restricting the sale of lower fare classes for one way bookings, so a TA or booking site won't be able to get a better offer.

Try a LANpass if you are doing a bit of flying one way flying. (Or something like that can't remember)

In my scenario, the return fare was cheaper than a one way fare ... and call center agent told me to just book a return and dump the remainder, which many people do .. which I was a bit hesitant about based on what I read on some sites saying airlines aren't happy with that, but nothing happened.

 

[power71]

Thanks Loobloke. Have booked the flight with LAN.com (Australian site) and will end my South American adventure with a Premium Economy flight from Rio to Santiago instead. Looking forward to the SC's.