
Should air fares be capped in the same way as gig tickets?
The IndependentSign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. On social media, Derek Edwards contacted the culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, saying: “If you are looking at this then you also need to look at the airline industry?” The implication: airlines are capitalising on strong demand to charge outlandish prices. Dynamic pricing is extremely well-suited to a commodity with a finite supply, whether that is space in Heaton Park or a seat on Ryanair’s flight on Saturday 18 January from Manchester to Shannon in Ireland. But Europe’s biggest budget airline is betting that most passengers will also pay around £20 to bring a wheelie bag on board and/or check in luggage.
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Oasis fans disappointed after Liam Gallagher shares ‘set length’ for reunion tour shows
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Oasis fans outraged as Ticketmaster cancels reunion tour tickets unexpectedly
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Around 50,000 resold Oasis tickets to be cancelled ahead of UK tour
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Oasis announce four more reunion tour gigs due to 'phenomenal demand' - following Ticketmaster backlash
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Oasis rule out ‘dynamic pricing’ for North America reunion tour dates after UK backlash
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Oasis announce FIVE stadium shows across North America as part of their 2025 reunion tour - and confirm controversial dynamic pricing system has been ditched after UK and Ireland fiasco
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I waited hours to be offered Oasis tickets for £700 each – ‘dynamic pricing’ is a disgraceful racket
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I totally regret paying hundreds for my Oasis ticket, I'll be paying it off for a year: Fans reveal their woe after shelling out for sky-high 'dynamic' prices as experts say thousands were 'misled'
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Oasis fans rail against ‘disgusting’ Ticketmaster as concert prices more than double
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Ministers to probe 'dynamic pricing' as anger grows after Oasis endorsed controversial scheme to charge fans double for tickets amid huge demand
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Fury over 'dynamic pricing' which saw Oasis tickets rise to £350: Ticketmaster bosses face fans' wrath while 'working class' band also come under fire over increased prices
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Oasis reunion tickets live: Furious fans accuse Ticketmaster of upping prices as UK and Ireland shows sell out
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Oasis 'has a plan to make it up to devastated fans' after Ticketmaster fiasco as fans turn on the band for using the vendor
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Error messages and lengthy online queues greet fans scrambling to secure Oasis reunion tickets
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Oasis ticket prices for London, Manchester, Dublin, Edinburgh and Cardiff shows after new dates added
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Oasis reunion tour 2025: How much money will Liam and Noel Gallagher make?
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Oasis says reunion tour tickets can only be resold at face value on official sites
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Oasis issue resale warning as tickets listed for £6,000
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Oasis announce three new UK tour dates after ‘unprecedented demand’
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