Originally Posted by
Zamees
I just sent this feedback over to Delta, but wanted to share here as well.
Trying to understand how Delta can charge double a competitor, and fill their plane, why would the competitor not do the same?
I'm looking at booking a flight that is 10 months away. Looking at the available seating chart, the plane is completely empty.
I booked this same trip two years ago and the price was reasonable. I attempted this same trip last year and the price was ridiculous, so I used miles.
I am now attempted to book the same trip for the third year in a row, and the price is listed as the same crazy price it was for last years trip.
The route is NYC -> MNL during christmas time, 12/19 - 1/3
You have the 1 stop route listed at $4500
A popular and competitor airline has the 1 stop route listed at $1900, or $2200 if I use JFK for both depart and return
This is 10 months away. I've been a loyal Delta skymiles member for years now, but do you expect me to continue my loyalness when the cost of your flight is double the competitor? Please take this seriously.
the best I can figure on this is that Delta is currently experimenting with fares where they are significantly higher than the competition and seeing if people will buy them. i've flown american 3 times this year in F because the price was HALF that of delta. Hope they get over this experiment soon or I'm going to end up switching to American.
This is a bit crazy to me as I'm one of the people who actually pays up for fares. My pain threshold though is about 1.5x competitors. 2.0x and above is just too much.