On your WebCargo account, you have access to both static and dynamic rates which both have different functions depending on your end goal. It’s important to know the difference between these two features when searching for rates and quoting to your customers.
Continue reading to find out more.
Important: static rates are only available for Professional and Enterprise pack types.
What are static rates?
The static rates that you see on WebCargo have been uploaded by us. The airline sends us their rates on average every 1.5 - 2 months which are uploaded by our account executive team. The price that you see to quote is fixed and won’t change for this time period.
Bear in mind that the validity date will vary from airline to airline, but you can check it by hovering above the ‘i’ symbol next to the rates after you’ve made a static rate search.
You can also request a spot rate from the airline directly if you have previously negotiated a better rate or you have knowledge of one that isn’t available on the platform. You can then build a quote around this spot rate.
You can access static rates from the homepage when you first log in by entering your parameters in the Search and Quote section.
Or you can click on the Air tab and enter more information to make a more detailed static rate search.
After making a search, you can select the static rates you want to build a quote with for your client.
What are dynamic rates?
Dynamic, or live, rates are rates that update on a real-time basis and are taken directly from the airline’s own website using an API connection, meaning they’re the exact same as those shown on the airline’s website. Our team does not upload these, as they do for static rates.
WebCargo currently offers these live rates from many different airlines, which can all be accessed by clicking on the New eBooking button within your WebCargo account.
The results you will see are dependent on capacity and date range, so will fluctuate based on these factors. When placing an eBooking using this tool, you’ll guarantee the space aboard and also will pay the exact price as you see on the screen.
When making a static rate search, you’ll find a couple of buttons that take you to the dynamic search tool if routes are available with certain airlines. Keep an eye out for the following:
See dynamic pricing button
This button appears at the top of the static quotes. Clicking on this will take you to the New eBooking tab. Your route information, weights, and dimensions will all be carried over.
Rate cards
These rates are not real
Use our rate cards feature to see a price based on your search parameters. Clicking on Book for any of these will take you to the New eBooking tab and will fill in the information you had entered for the static rate search so you don’t have to do it again.
Within the static rate results
Finally, you can find a link to dynamic pricing within the static search results for certain airlines if the route is available. If you see the blue banner at the top or the blue BOOK button, you can find rates for this airline and route. Clicking on it will again take you to the eBooking tab and automatically fill in your search parameters.
It’s simple to make an eBooking using this tool, but if you need any help or think you should be seeing results from airlines that aren’t appearing, please send an email to ebooking.support@freightos.com or chat with us by clicking on the green icon located at the bottom right-hand corner of the screen.