Originally Posted by
milypan
I was considering booking an extra ticket for SFO-LAX on Wednesday to protect myself in case of WX delays, and I was pretty shocked to see a bunch of flights still priced at only $50, and the rest at only $100. This is only three days out...it seems like if they want to cut low-PRASM flights, SFO-LAX would be a great place to start.
Walk up fares have not been this low in decades. I booked a ticket for a co-worker last week back from LAX to SFO a couple hours before departure and there were still tickets left on a peak time evening flight for $49.30. There is no way they are making any money basically giving tickets away.