Originally Posted by
jjmoore
Week of June 19, for instance... Spirit offering o.w. ORD-DEN for $70 - $100. UA is minimum $165 for BE.
Many other searches put UA way above in price. People aren't thinking about the UA "experience".... and with regard to that, recent PR suggest a rather awful experience.
Most non-elite are price conscious, especially when it costs 40% more to fly a legacy with the same level of service (or slightly more - at least you can get a coke for free)... they will not book UA over Spirit.... why would they?
Let's assume all other things are equal... Spirit operate this route 2 x daily (1225 and 2230 departures) - so one might need to plan around this.
However, I am willing to believe there are people who need / want to save every single dollar and compromise on comfort. It is a fair point that UA are unlikely to be the pinnacle of comfort in the area of air travel.
I've flown with Spirit once, LGA-DTW. Paid around USD50 more vs. Delta with a broadly comparable schedule. Was just curious to experience the product. It was interesting!
