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Jun 15, 2014 | 11:29 am

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Originally Posted by Manoa Chris

Sure -- the June 17th nonstop from SJC to SLC. Checked it again just now, and it's still behaving the same. $279 for M class without "upgrade fare type" selected, or $279 for B class with MVP or MVPG selected.

Interesting; you're right:

Code:

BASN3	AS	B 	One-Way	268.00(USD)	E	 	 	 	 			
MASAN3	AS	M 	One-Way	268.00(USD)	E

I don't get why the fares are the same--that seems like an odd move. But knowing now that they are, I do understand why the website is behaving as it is: it is programmed to give you the lowest available fare class unless told differently. The fact that a higher fare class is the same price is meaningless to the reservations system. Still, it's an odd quirk of the situation.

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