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Jan 13, 2015 | 1:08 pm

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Originally Posted by MichaelRpdx

I was booking award travel on United for PDX <=> BOG next spring.

At checkout United offered the option to buy the tickets. What caught my eye was the first class fare was only (?) 25% more than coach. Specifically the class P fare was $2500 instead of $2000 (appx) for class X fare.

That seems like really cheap first class fare. But I never fly first or business so I don't know.

What is the normal markup between coach and premium classes?

It sounds like you've hit upon an insanely high Y fare, not really a smoking deal on J.

If I wanted to fly any route in the world and saw a $2,000 price tag for Y and no other viable options, the first thing I'd do is query J. And if I saw $2,500, I'd likely buy it. (Assuming, of course, that *not* taking the trip was not an option and those were literally my only two choices.)

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