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Skyscanner & British Airways. 3 years ago. Save. So I'm confused. To book my flight directly on BA website they are quoting me £890. Wenoticedthatyou'reusinganunsupportedbrowser.TheTripadvisorwebsitemaynotdisplayproperly.Wesupportthefollowingbrowsers:Windows:InternetExplorer,MozillaFirefox,GoogleChrome.Mac:Safari. 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IfIlookonskyscanner,thesameflightisofferedfor£725againbookingdirectlywithBA(butthebookingpagelooksalotdifferenttotheoneontheirwebsite).Isthislegitasitseemsodd?The£725isonceI'veaddedonholdluggagesoIshouldbegettingtheexactsamething. Iwouldneveruseoneofthedodgylookingwebsitesthatcomeuponskyscannerssearchers(someofthemareabout£20cheaperagainwhichisnowherenearworthit),butifIcanbookdirectlywithBAandsavecloseto£200Iwouldreallyliketo!! Reportinappropriatecontent 1-9of9replies Sortedby Oldestfirst Newestfirst 1 PMQuestions NorthYorkshire... DestinationExpertforWiltshire,London LevelContributor 25,508posts 640reviews 267helpfulvotes 1. Re:Skyscanner&BritishAirways 3yearsago Save Canyoupostlinks...currentlythereislittleagainstwhichwecanofferadvice? Reportinappropriatecontent TomC97 Liverpool,UK LevelContributor 31,487posts 34reviews 22helpfulvotes 2. Re:Skyscanner&BritishAirways 3yearsago Save IfIlookonskyscanner,thesameflightisofferedfor£725againbookingdirectlywithBA(butthebookingpagelooksalotdifferenttotheoneontheirwebsite).-Areyou100%certainit'sadirectbookingwithBA,some3rdpartiesareknowntocopy/mimictheairlinewebsites. Reportinappropriatecontent poppyflower121 Plymouth,United... LevelContributor 11posts 4reviews 3. Re:Skyscanner&BritishAirways 3yearsago Save Ithasagreenbadgesaying'airline'nexttoitonskyscannerandthelinkgoestobritishairways.comsodoesn'tlooklikeacopyasfarasIcantell. Reportinappropriatecontent Steve UK LevelContributor 5,556posts 14reviews 12helpfulvotes 4. Re:Skyscanner&BritishAirways 3yearsago Save MightbetheoldversionofBA’ssitethatstillputsinanappearancesometimes. Reportinappropriatecontent JockBossBob Edinburgh,Scotland LevelContributor 9,063posts 5. Re:Skyscanner&BritishAirways 3yearsago Save >>>currentlythereislittleagainstwhichwecanofferadvice?<<< Preciselythat. Route(s),dates&flightno'swouldbesomethingtogoon,tocrosscheck,butyoushouldnotbegettingdifferentpricesonthesamesiteforanidenticalininerary. Somethingsamisswithyourfindings(IMO) Reportinappropriatecontent USBusinessTraveller Portland,Oregon LevelContributor 37,406posts 7reviews 16helpfulvotes 6. Re:Skyscanner&BritishAirways 3yearsago Save “Route(s),dates&flightno'swouldbesomethingtogoon,tocrosscheck,butyoushouldnotbegettingdifferentpricesonthesamesiteforanidenticalininerary.“ =============== ItISpossible,sometimes,togetthis,thoughrare.IfthesearchengineusesaGDSwithrealtime/livefarestheycansometimesworkoutafarebeingoffereddirectlyontheairline’swebsite.AndiftheylinkdirectlytotheairlinesiteusinganAPIit’spossibletobookitdirect. I’veseenthatusingGoogleFlights(ITAMatrix)andlinkingdirectlytoUnited. SomyadviceistoseeifyoucangetthesamefareusingGoogleFlightsandifsolinkdirectlytoBAfromthere.SkyscannerisnowownedbyCtripandIdon’ttrustthemanymore.IdotrustGoogleFlightsonthisfrontastheyfocuson“directconnect”totheairlinesandnotusingthirdparties. Goodluck. Reportinappropriatecontent Enzian Seattle DestinationExpertforGrandCanyonNationalPark LevelContributor 13,398posts 75reviews 79helpfulvotes 7. Re:Skyscanner&BritishAirways 3yearsago Save Itisdifficulttoknowwhatyouareseeingunlessyoupostalink. ButItriedadummybookingSeattletoLondonjusttoseewhatwasofferedbyBritishAirwaysandhowitlooked.IfoundaBritishAirwaysflightpairfor$510,whichisabouthalf(orless)whatIwouldexpecttopaytoflyBAroundtripfromSeattletoLondon.Iclickedonthegreenbuttontoreachthebookingpage,butIwasstillontheSkyscannerwebsite,nottheBAwebsite.Ifilledinafakename,etc.andwenttothenextpage,thepaymentpage(whichIdidnotfillin).Thepricedetailsaidthe"fare"was$45andtherest($465)wastaxes.TherewasasmallnotationthatthecardwouldbedebitedbyBritishAirways. Therewasalmostnoinformationabouttheflights,beyondthedepartureandarrivaltime.Noflightnumbers.Neitherdiditshowwhatairlineyouwouldactuallybeflying.SinceBAdoesnotoperateplanesbetweenSEAAndJFK,IsuspectedthatlegwouldbeonAmericanAirlines,andIconfirmedthatbycheckingonthe7:45amdeparturetime.Forallweknow,thesecond(trans-Atlantic)flightcouldbeonAAinsteadofBAmetalaswell,butIdidnotcheckonthat. Maybethedetailsareshownafteronecompletesthebookingbyenteringcreditcardinfo,andhitting"buy".Butpersonally,InwouldwanttoknowallmofmthatBEFOREIbookedtheflight. Reportinappropriatecontent LeyLand10 Lancashire,United... DestinationExpertforPlayaBlanca LevelContributor 50,046posts 51reviews 86helpfulvotes 8. Re:Skyscanner&BritishAirways 3yearsago Save Ifit'stheairlinesiteitsays"airline"inagreenboxnexttoit. Reportinappropriatecontent 9. 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