Originally Posted by
ani90
The availability of only C class suggests that UA is not having problems selling F seats on either BOS to XXX or XXX to SAN.
I know the seat map isn't a reliable indicator of load, but for what it's worth, on a particular routing BOS/DEN/SAN, there are 1/20 J seats reserved BOS/DEN and 4/20 J seats reserved DEN/SAN.
Originally Posted by
Kacee
It's not crazy. Looking at a single set of flights says absolutely nothing about an airline's overall pricing strategy. At a micro-level, the price of each flight is determined primarily by available inventory on that specific flight. It is simply a mistake to draw broad conclusions about "competitiveness" on that basis. This is particularly true when you're looking at a connecting itinerary, since demand for flights in or out of the connection point can dramatically impact the price of the throughfare.
I agree that one example does not constitute a trend. However, I checked all 5 Thursday evenings in March, and the pricing is similar, with UA being around $1800 (with a connection in DEN) and DL being around $700 (nonstop). (On one of the five dates there was one seat left on UA in D class for $1200 with a longer connection in DEN.)
Originally Posted by
kb1992
Out of curiosity, I looked at BOS-SAN F fares for the first week of April.
On many days, F fares are around $800.
Normal routing like BOS-DEN-SAN.
It's not much higher than B6/AA/DL.
Yes, there are lower UA fares on certain days of the week and certain times, but as above, Thursday evenings are very expensive on UA.