Originally Posted by
tods27
Comparing to BA is not really helpful as the pricing for J from Europe is very different than pricing from the US. LH can fill J with large cabins on their planes, but as a point of reference, flying DEN-FRA-DEN in J will run you ~$9000 and FRA-DEN-FRA will more likely be ~$5000. Granted, this is specific to routes, but the general rule of thumb is that ex-USA J fares are significantly higher than ex-Europe.
Perhaps it is route specific?
At my company, most J travel is purchased 1-2 weeks out and LHR-SFO-LHR is almost always the same as ex-SFO, or in other words $9-12k given the crazy increases in fares this year.
I’ve yet to be on a BA flight that wasn’t full in J or F.