Originally Posted by
MikeSD
EVERY flight between now and June, to Osaka was coming in at a minimum of $1400, with many if not most being higher. Not a single discount ticket to be had.
Originally Posted by
MikeSD
There is no need to offer discounts PLUS, they upped the price of their base tickets.
This really depends on one's definition of the "base price". For airlines, it would be the full (AKA "Normal") Y fare, which is around $6000 USD on these routes:
[KVS Availability Tool 6.1.0.R2/Diamond - Sabre: Fares/DotRes/US]
Code:
NYC New York Metro NY US = JFK LGA
TYO Tokyo Metro JP = NRT HND
FRI 01 Apr 2011 | FRI 15 Apr 2011 | R/T | Economy
Carrier From To Fare Cur Fare Basis/TD
--------- ------ ---- -------- ---- -------- --- -- -------------
DL NYC TYO 502 USD TRTYOSL
DL NYC TYO 687 USD ULWSL55
DL NYC TYO 702 USD URTYOSL
DL NYC TYO 788 USD ULWNR6
DL NYC TYO 871 USD ULWSL19R
DL NYC TYO 888 USD ULW3NR6
DL NYC TYO 1053 USD LLWSL55
DL NYC TYO 1218 USD KLWAB4
DL NYC TYO 1438 USD QLWAN3
DL NYC TYO 1688 USD HLWAW2
DL NYC TYO 2490 USD MLWPO
DL NYC TYO 3295 USD MAPRT
DL NYC TYO 3936 USD BEERT9
DL NYC TYO 3937 USD BEERT
DL NYC TYO 4562 USD Y1US9
DL NYC TYO 4563 USD Y1US
DL NYC TYO 4950 USD BJPO
DL NYC TYO 5930 USD Y9
DL NYC TYO 5932 USD Y
DL NYC TYO 13170 USD YR
[KVS Availability Tool 6.1.0.R2/Diamond - Sabre: Fares/DotRes/US]
Code:
FSD Sioux Falls Jo Foss Fld Reg'l SD US [KFSD]
KIX Osaka Kansai Intl JP [RJBB]
FRI 01 Apr 2011 | FRI 15 Apr 2011 | R/T | Economy
Carrier From To Fare Cur Fare Basis/TD
--------- ------ ---- -------- ---- -------- --- -- -------------
DL FSD KIX 929 USD ULWSL19R
DL FSD KIX 1283 USD KLWAB4
DL FSD KIX 1503 USD QLWAN3
DL FSD KIX 1753 USD HLWAW2
DL FSD KIX 4453 USD MAPRT
DL FSD KIX 5028 USD BEERT9
DL FSD KIX 5029 USD BEERT
DL FSD KIX 5798 USD Y1US9
DL FSD KIX 5799 USD Y1US
DL FSD KIX 7506 USD Y9
DL FSD KIX 7508 USD Y