<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by dhammer53:
I agree. B6 has conned the flying public.
My son flies from NY to BUF. AT first B6 offered lower fares. Then, USAir started matching fares. And now USAir usually is lower than JetBlue.
It's amazing that 'the regular folks' buy into the whole IFE thing and the new planes.
But for the once a year flyer (not like us) 
they don't know any better.
One more thing, who wants to fly narrowbodies transcon when you can fly in a nice big, widebody jet (UA/AA) to LAX or SFO.
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1. The max fare between BUF and JFK is $100 on B6. What was it before they entered the market? You are correct, the public has been conned when the max price is about the same as a bus ticket.
2. How many wide bodies does AA fly to their west coast destinations that have a sane pricing and fare rules (ie $300 max, $25 change, etc). Answer: NONE
Which aircraft will they remove the extra legroom in. Answer: the 757's running these routes.
Question What is the walk-up fare difference between LAX and LGB from JFK? Answer: a thousand dollars
So while you might get a better fare if you plan 6 months out, you will not be able to get them them a few days before departure, unless you take the routes that do not offer widebodies, or MRTC, or decent IFE, or that comfy C seat.
Yeah, B6 has the public conned.