Originally Posted by
jsloan
This is a fantastic idea if flying on points, and a horrific idea if flying on a paid ticket.
For sample dates I picked, I was able to price an all-UA itinerary at $4400 into BWI (non lie-flat) or $6600 into IAD; there’s a P fare published into BWI that doesn’t exist into IAD. A CX-out, CX-AA back itinerary priced at about $6600.
CX-out, UA-back? $14000. Neither airline was interested in combining its discount business fares with the other’s.
Wow, that is a big price difference, are the AA legs lie flat on CX? If it includes HKG-xxx
on a 77W for $2200 I would consider UA, assuming that the connecting airport had showers and it did not add too much time to the trip.
But then lets look a little deeper, that is a really, really cheap price for J on this route. Someone is having a hard time filling seats, or RM is as usual off its game at UA.