Special First vs full fare coach and company policy.

There is an easier way around the policy, since explaining to your boss will not make finance happy.

But the coach, get it ticketed, agency issues invoice. YOU then call airline and ask about this new fare. They will let you pay the difference or just move you if same price.

Other than a dip in demand what other factors can reduce fares? Shouldn't the costs for the airlines come down to be able to reduce fares. With fuel and labor shooting up how can they afford to cut fares over the long-term (except as a shortterm liquidity/inventory clearance step).

I am guessing competition could drive fares down, but I do not see any more real competition in this consolidating market. Foreign airlines cannot carry domestic passengers and there are no real domestic startups around with the except of JetBlue which has a very limited route network (just a total of 30 or so flts a day now and a doubling by next year). LUV and the other majors seem to have segmented the market without any direct competition.

Got to keep hoping ...