Originally Posted by Hoc
That presumes a coach fare and a free sticker upgrade (which I've been batting 100% on in the last year), and not a purchased J fare, which is more expensive. But I like to look at actual prices paid, not hypothetical top-fare prices that I never have, and never would, pay in determining what is a good value.
Out here, near LAX, you can often find cheap coach fares about everywhere in the country. YVR is $149, ATL is $134, HNL is $250, LAS is $58, JFK is $203, FLL or MIA is $198, etc.
and how many miles/ points do you earn for these?
it appears that you don't quite get it- as i said in the earlier post i also count up the value for the points earnt on the trip and what you are saying here wouldn't be earning the same rates as earnt on any ONE's so it might be cheaper by $50-$150 but i would value the points and staus (in particular) worth some where in between and if you could work out what "value" you have for the point/ status/ and travelling in these classes then you can decide for yaself.
for example - imho, given the choice for dom i would prob pay £40 or so extra to fly on BA rather than Ryanair for example (yes i can get a cheap fare but do i want it?) i can sit in the BA terraces on my cheap £70 rtn fair and drink £50 worth of PJ or travel ryanair and hate the whole journey.
i think the main diff is - BA or a few others would laugh you out of town with stickers , so comparing US with any other region doesn't make sense.