Business fares cheaper than economy???
Feb 24, 2017, 7:04 pm
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Business fares cheaper than economy???
I was looking to book a flight last week from Canada to the US on short notice (2 days out) and was surprised to see that the business fares were actually cheaper than economy (there was no tango left, just flex and latitude). I'll admit that I don't fly business class very often, but is this common?
Feb 24, 2017, 7:08 pm
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I was looking to book a flight last week from Canada to the US on short notice (2 days out) and was surprised to see that the business fares were actually cheaper than economy (there was no tango left, just flex and latitude). I'll admit that I don't fly business class very often, but is this common?
Feb 24, 2017, 7:22 pm
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Feb 24, 2017, 10:51 pm
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I was looking to book a flight last week from Canada to the US on short notice (2 days out) and was surprised to see that the business fares were actually cheaper than economy (there was no tango left, just flex and latitude). I'll admit that I don't fly business class very often, but is this common?
Feb 25, 2017, 3:30 am
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Feb 25, 2017, 6:47 am
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I was looking to book a flight last week from Canada to the US on short notice (2 days out) and was surprised to see that the business fares were actually cheaper than economy (there was no tango left, just flex and latitude). I'll admit that I don't fly business class very often, but is this common?
Feb 25, 2017, 10:55 pm
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Used to see this plenty on YYC-IAH. Not like business was much cheaper, but Flex for $1151 and business for $1131, that kind of thing. The oil crash has largely killed that though, I think.
Feb 26, 2017, 1:59 am
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Feb 26, 2017, 8:05 pm
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I had a P fare for a flight just last week, YOW-PHX (yes, Rouge), that was lower on the date of sale than Flex fares. I bought my ticket about three weeks before the trip.