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Old Apr 19, 2017 | 2:37 pm
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Originally Posted by Wpgjetse
Funny. I just looked up;

YYC to YYZ on April 26 at 10 am. AC J fare is $1876

LAX to NYC on April 26 at 10 am. UA J fare is $3513.(CDN)

I know the UA flight is longer, but not $1637 longer. Also, operating airlines in the US is a lot cheaper. Lower fuel taxes and US government subsidies their airports.

Please explain why AC J fares are a lot higher?


Originally Posted by jjclancy
You're comparing a A321 recliner to a B757 lie flat seat.
1) ~$1800 CAD YYC-YYZ is usually B767 lie flat seat, ~$1500 CAD is the usual for an A321/A320 on that route

2) I've certainly had even cheaper widebody lie-flat flights on UA for that ~3.5h length flight as well (i.e DEN-EWR), under $1000 CAD
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