Originally Posted by
IADCAflyer
Yeah, back up. I'm not understanding this fare dynamic. I've done SAN every year (usually 3x annually) since I left for college 20+ years ago. I've never, ever seen pricing like this.
You can fly first class to LAX or SNA for less than what it costs to fly coach to SAN.
In fact, you can fly first class to SAN for less than coach to SAN (sample dates July 17-21). Again, I think it's pretty obvious that this isn't the intended, long-term price; the cheapest economy fares are refundable W, meaning all lower fare buckets have been zeroed out at the moment. If I were to engage in some wild speculation, I'd guess they're tinkering with the pricing model for discount coach on this route, and have zeroed out inventory as a safeguard against accidentally selling a bunch of tickets for $20 or something like that.