Does Delta always open up X, V classes?
Trying to purchase a ticket for a PRG-JFK route and got ~$1,000 on DL.com. Both legs are being offered on T fare.
So I'm also subscribed to ExpertFlyer and popped in Flight Availability to see what kind of fares are actually available for those dates and got the following:
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DL 211 0 PRG
09/19/13 1:25 PM JFK
09/19/13 4:38 PM 76W
Daily
82% / 17m J9 C9 D9 I8 Z7 Y9 B9 M9 S9 H9 Q9 K9 L9 U9 T9 X9 V9 E0
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DL 210 0 JFK
10/10/13 8:06 PM PRG
10/11/13 10:35 AM 767
Daily
57% / 27m J9 C9 D9 I8 Z6 Y9 B9 M9 S9 H9 Q9 K9 L9 U9 T9 X9 V9 E0
I've been waiting for about 2 weeks already for them to drop to an X or V fare on those dates and nothing has happened. They are stubbornly waiting it out on the T.
My question is this... Does anyone know if Delta drops their fare classes closer to departure date if those class fares are still available?
P.S. I looked at the seat map for those dates and it doesn't look particularly empty. I wonder why they are both showing X & V fares at 9 availability.
Thank you for any advice