Originally Posted by
iflyjetz
Let me see if I've got this straight -
You're travelling with a toddler and you booked everyone else in your party except yourself?
With zero flexibility as to date and arrival airport (SFO-OAK is only 31 miles)?
And now, 3 1/2 months out with the premium cabin 3/4 sold out, you're expecting prices to decline? (those remaining seats will stay at the higher fare buckets until very close in to departure date)
That ticket price is very unlikely to decline, even with fare sales.
Booked everyone except myself because yesterday we booked the final two tickets at the cheaper fare class. I've been wrong before about this flight but I figure it's unlikely the just-opened higher fare sells out immediately. I don't expect it to decline but I also expect to have at least a few days to watch it.
Landing at OAK, we'll be first off the plane, with GE, and 15 min from home, vs, at SFO with who knows how many other international arrivals going through customs and then 45-60+ min from home. After an 11 hour flight (again, with a toddler), that's a huge difference.