Delta added basic economy to my route and charge $30 more for regular econ!
I never came across basic economy on the routes that I usually fly. I usually paid $350 RT (econ fare X)
However, this past week, it seems like delta just added basic economy to my route, which is fine.
You'd think that they would place the price tag somewhere south of $350 for those basic economy seats but no! instead, they are charging $350(what used to be the cheapest regular economy fare) for it and if you wanted to get regular economy seat, you better pay $30 more now($380)(econ fare X).
I thought the point of basic economy was for them to compete with Spirit, Frontier, etc by offering lower price. Not to mention that we don't even have those ultra-lost cost airlines for them to compete with here. Is this a common practice of Delta to increase their price?