Originally Posted by
Kacee
WN has raised its Anytime fares from SFO/OAK to SAN . . . They're now $17-19 higher than UA's flexible fare. My theory is they're seeing business pax fleeing the UA BE fares on this route.
Interesting. But as rankled as I am about BE fares, I still think UA is an easy choice over WN at the same price if I have 1K on UA. Even more so if UA is cheaper.
Now if you're getting VX F for that price too...
Originally Posted by
Kacee
For SFO-SAN next Thursday, UA selling either a $249 N fare or a fully flexible $255 U fare. The U is the lowest non-BE fare that can be purchased on this route within seven days of departure.
I thought UA wasn't selling BE when only flexible fares are on sale.
In theory they're not. Someone at the fare office just can't do math:
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Cxr Basis BC Cbn Price Tp AP Min Max Days Rf
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UA HAA0AKBN N Y $234.00 OW N
UA UAA0AKEY U Y $240.00 OW Y
UA URA0AKBR N Y $240.00 RT N
UA HAA0AKEN H Y $249.00 OW N