Originally Posted by c1ue
SF, UA959,
You are both pretty close - I can find a $574 'W' class fare SFO-HNL in the right date range.
However, what is odd is that if I leave Friday 10/22 and return 10/24 vs. Thursday 10/21 return 10/24, the ticket price goes up about 500 bucks.
Apparently there is a special fare category now requiring 3 night stays
Same return flight, seemingly same outbound availability both days.
Hi,
You are correct because the W fare has a minimum stay requirement of 3 days.
QTE F/B BK FARE EFF EXP TKT AP MIN/MAX RTG
1 - WLOE30N W‡R 489.80 - - - - 3/ 60 615
FROM-SFO TO-HNL CARRIER-UA TRAVEL-22OCT04 RULE 2199-DFR
FARE BASIS-WLOE30N RT-NONREFUNDABLE INSTANT PURCH SPECIAL FARE
NONREF/CHG100PLUSFAREDIF/CXL BY FLT DTE OR NO VALUE