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Old Sep 23, 2022, 3:20 pm
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josephstern
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Originally Posted by samlev01
If Delta and VS are, then they need to lower their airfares LAX-LHR. I booked a trip this morning on that route in Business Class and DL/VS was $13K while AA/UA were ~$8.5K.... Needless to say, my travel compliance system did not allow the preferred carrier on DL/VS but instead forced me onto AA. Annoyed but understanding.
Right - the best part of an LAX-LHR route is that it adds capacity and competition and it'll hopefully force down prices and open up some seats on AA and UA on that route.

Given DL's typical trans-Atlantic pricing, I doubt I'll ever take that flight on DL, but just the fact that they have it should be good for consumers.
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