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Old May 18, 2024 | 8:46 am
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Originally Posted by JNelson113
It became clear that UA had too much capacity to Australia when I was able to fly RT IAH-SYD for about $1100 twice this winter. Normally that fare is at least $2500.

Do we anticipate any deals like that for winter 24-25 or is it likely gone? I realize that no one has a crystal ball but it's fun to speculate.
Quite plausible if you are avoiding the extremely sharp demand peak around Christmas. Deals tend to be short-term and are currently out there for southern winter, although I've seen $5,xxx J fares to AKL valid through EOS (not high season around holidays) which is a big dent in the market.
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