Not to 'beat a dead horse', but what is UA.com thinking. Once again I dutifully went on UA.com to check out fares from EWR to EZE 10/7 return 10/9 (holiday weekend et al). UA.com comes up with their 'best fare' of $1971!! in coach... Along side that site, my trust SideStep comes up with the exact same flights on UA at 970!! (along with lots of others on UA, AA & DL at fares ranging from $700-1100). I call UA. To be once again told, no those cheaper fares require a minimum 3 night stay. So I check on my corp travel site, where the fare for those exact same flights/days is also $970 and when I call to find out what class of fare that is, I'm told 'M', which is SWU upgradeable. I then call UA who confirms yes that is upgradeable and yes there are upgrade seats available. So what gives UA on the $1971 fare-- I know my corp/Rosenbluth/ITN fare is a discounted one--but it still seems a bit strange given that SideStep came up with the same fare cheap yet upgradeable fare.
PS--I haven't done anything yet, still waiting to see what CO does when they finally announce their non stops to PEK from EWR