Breaking News: Oasis ‘Dynamic Pricing’ Row Prompts Government Probe
LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 10, 2023 – The UK government has launched an investigation into the allegations of "dynamic pricing" by British airline Oasis, following a wave of complaints from passengers who were charged exorbitant prices for their flights.
KEY POINTS:
- Oasis, a low-cost carrier, has been accused of using "dynamic pricing" to charge passengers significantly higher prices for their flights, often at the last minute.
- The government has launched an investigation into the allegations, which were first reported by consumer advocates and passengers.
- Oasis has denied any wrongdoing, claiming that its pricing is "transparent" and that passengers are informed of the prices they will pay.
- The airline has been criticized for its lack of transparency and for taking advantage of passengers who are left with limited options.
THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS:
- Oasis has faced intense scrutiny after passengers reported being charged upwards of £1,000 for flights that were previously available for as little as £50.
- The airline has defended its pricing strategy, claiming that it is "fair" and that passengers are aware of the prices they will pay.
- However, critics argue that the airline’s pricing is deceptive and takes advantage of passengers who are unaware of the true cost of their flights.
THE GOVERNMENT’S RESPONSE:
- The UK government has announced an investigation into the allegations of "dynamic pricing" by Oasis.
- The investigation is expected to focus on whether the airline’s pricing strategy is in breach of consumer protection laws.
- A government spokesperson said: "We take allegations of deceptive pricing very seriously and will be working closely with consumer advocates to ensure that passengers are treated fairly."
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Was anyone actually naive to think the piss wouldn’t be taken?
Dynamic pricing is a cancer.
Tickets from 1 eur,* not including reservation fee, payment fee,seating fee, fee fee, website fee, non-website fee, postage fee, app fee, electronic deliverer fee etc. And then only one 1 eur ticket is sold, the rest being randomly priced in the 100s.
Concerts, airlines, cinemas….when is this coming to basic food shopping I wonder
ps: *euro, pounds, dollars – choose your currency
I’m happy I got mine on See at a set cost. If the ticket master website actually worked I imagine more people wouldn’t have panic bought tickets at inflated prices.
Surely with the extortionate fees they should be able to have the infrastructure to handle large volumes of tickets.
If they can manage to sell Taylor Swift tickets without the site melting then they should have been able to sell Oasis tickets.
People still paid at the inflated rate, so it’s not like the scheme failed. No one was forced to buy tickets, however Ticketmaster does employ a bunch of tricks to get you to pay up like FOMO, sunk cost fallacy (queuing for hours) and sense of urgency (buy the tickets now otherwise you will lose your spot and have to queue again)
It’s the same with the ticket touts, touts only exist because people pay their rates
I hadn’t heard of this before. Joined the queue on Saturday at 23000th and got in to buy tickets (Cardiff, Saturday) at 10:55. Errors on every ticket type until I tried “Platinum” and magically I could buy two tickets at £488 EACH! There’s no way I could justify that.
I get that people are pissed off. But a dynamic pricing system is (or should be) basically a system of ‘everyone can buy tickets, but they’re cheaper for those at the front of the queue’ as opposed to ‘only those at the front of the queue can buy tickets’.
I’m not convinced the second model is necessarily fairier – especially since some people have significant advantages in the queuing process eg. Not having work/childcare, understanding the technical side better, more devices, stable internet connection.
I remember at the London Olympics you had relatives and friends of athletes who couldn’t get tickets for any price, when people who has never followed the particular sport were watching for £20.
If they use it, they should be far more transparent about it. Live queue updates: “We have x standing tickets left at £150, y at £350, and z at £495 – Are you stupid enough to spend the next 4 hours queuing?”
Just load up your copies of definitely maybe on your streaming service and enjoy your hundreds of pounds saved.
The year is 2027 and Tesco have now introduced dynamic pricing on everthing in store & online….. people fight to get in before prices surge, and shop online at 3am while the prices are at their lowest.
Dynamic pricing is a joke. It starts with concerts but then it will be everywhere. I believe they are starting to trial it for fast food in the states.
I saw some interesting memes at the weekend .. *now Oasis are selling tickets suddenly boomers know how hard it is to get concert tickets”.
And now that Boomers are complaining suddenly the government is doing something about it.