Originally Posted by
VegasGambler
Flying EWR-PHX in a few weeks.
- I paid $244 for main cabin several weeks ago.
- Currently main cabin is $338
- Currently first class is $802
- They are offering me an upgrade for $242
I don't really understand why they do this. If they want to monetize the cabin, fine... But why not just sell first class for $500 or $600?
Anyway, I'm not biting. I'm getting upgraded for free on this flight. I'd bet a first class seat on it!
Interestingly, $242 is the offer for two separate PHL-LAX flights my SO and I are on in the next few days (we each fly out the same day but my SO is on an earlier flight) where F seems to have very good availability (prices were somewhat similar to the EWR-PHX fares you posted, IIRC main cabin was ~$430 and F was ~$800). Somewhat random number (at least it seems that way to me) but I wonder if it's the lowest rate the algorithm will offer for (non-321T) transcon flights. Also, I don't think that elite status is relevant since my SO doesn't have status but I do (but I also want to note that we were on the same PNR until I had AA split it so my SO could fly out earlier, so who knows what the algorithm is seeing/thinking).
Curious if anyone has seen lower than $242 for a transcon. A quick search of this thread didn't turn anything up, while post 470 says they were offered $240 for PHL-LAX, which is effectively the same (and I suspect it was actually $242).