Originally Posted by
jrl767
... FCM still seems to be starting near what I've paid for the past year or so ($380-$440); there are also a lot of options in the $580-650 range, but on some trips over ATL and JFK it runs as high as $1400
Originally Posted by
BrentHutto
I've not priced any potential trips that were a $400 difference or even close to that much. ...
sorry, I obviously wasn't clear enough ... I've actually paid as low as $342 for a G fare SEA<-->DCA, but generally $395-$470; in both cases something in the low $600s is almost always available on a flight that I'd actually take if I don't want to play the SDC game
in most if not all these cases the actual FCM upcharge has been $160-$200, which imo is a very reasonable amount for a TCON
update: checking receipts, the astonishing thing is that I've been able to find these ~$400 G/A/P fares at T-24 to T-72 hours, DCA/BWI to both SEA and LAX