So true.
Yesterday I was pricing out a RT J ticket to SFO from TPE.....website gave me some ridiculous pricing of over $5,000US!
Got a ticket (I) with CX instead by calling the CX Office, $2,500US only.
Sigh.
Booking on AA.com (which I use most often), there's not even JL flight options offered anymore!
Originally Posted by
JALPak
... Of course it will be more profitable if you book the ticket directly through the airlines but who in their right mind would do it. A K class LAX-HKG ticket in Nov on JAL website is around 1300 but is only around 1000 through JTB. That's 30%+ more expensive...And there's no way to put yourself on waiting list through their website either. You have to buy whatever the cheapest class available at the time...if they really want to attract more people to buy tickets from their website, they need to be a bit more competitive on the price and improve usability...