Originally Posted by
jjmoore
Nobody posting experiences here because nobody is buying the fares. I just purchased a ticket today and avoided the BE fare, and paid $30 extra for the round trip. Pretty sure that MOST others are doing exactly the same thing. UA will have very little data to look at to assess BE, but what they WILL have is a successful implementation of a fare increase across the board.
Probably only a few days away from seeing BE (I will refer to it as the fare increase) hit flights with connections.
Based on the fact that ULCCs exist, I doubt your statement that "most" people are paying more to avoid this. I find the fares unattractive, and I see it as a stealth -- and unwelcome -- way to charge elites for E+. However, there are undoubtedly people who shop for the lowest price and are either willing to accept the restrictions or are unaware of them.
FTers may not buy the fares, but I'm surprised that nobody has a story like "I was waiting for my SFO-ORD flight and they were boarding SFO-MSP at the next gate... nobody had seat assignments, passengers were furious.." etc.