Originally Posted by
chunky649
I think what you're asking is - How often does cheap fare out of your airline's hub occur? I've been monitoring the MR forum and various cheap-fare newsletters for years, and I can tell you that the answer is - Not generally. It does happen, but fairly rare. You are better off getting familiar with efficient ways to position yourself to other major airports. I.e. using BA miles, train, drive, etc.
I can fly out of LAX as PHX-LAX positioning flights are always cheap with money or miles. ^^
Originally Posted by
Madone59
I think so. If you lived in DFW and flew AA you would have had your picking of a ton of Asia MR's earlier in the year, same if you lived in CHI and flew out of ORD.
It is definitely harder in a hub city like a PHX for AA or SLC for DL which are less of a major international gateway and more of a domestic hub i'll give you that.
This is what I thought.
Originally Posted by
Deltahater
Have you considered UA?
Not really. I just got 50k Miles from AA for getting their CC and spending $3k. And I don't mind flying them as they have great nonstop PHX-PDX service and I fly there regularly to visit friends and family. And I have never had a bad experience on their (US Air) flights.