Originally Posted by
wakesetter93
United is almost 2x AA on many of the domestic routes I'm looking at over the next 6-8 months. Going to have to make some decisions as to whether status requalification or price is more important to me. Looking at Montrose, CO in July and AA AUS-DFW-MTJ is $537 while UA AUS-DEN-MTJ is $1,058 for similar flight times.
Remember to price using the multi-segment feature. I have found that in many cases I can substantially cut the fare. And book one-ways so you can re-ticket if the fare drops. Rarely does a RT save anything domestically.