Originally Posted by
lowfareair
Via Thrifty Traveler:
https://thriftytraveler.com/news/air...pricing-quirk/
It can be cheaper per person to get 2+ tickets vs one. Only on some routes at this point, but it does not bode well for whether it will expand as these types of things usually start small. Doesn't appear to be a glitch, as the fare rules for the cheaper tickets say it must have at least one additional adult traveling. I wonder if this will require a re-fare for the remaining ticket if one person in a duo can no longer travel, rather than just chopping them off and canceling their ticket.
What's the nickname for this going to be? The Forever Alone Fare?
These "Accompanied Travel" fares have been already covered in some other threads --
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/37060319-post8.html
Delta is not alone in filing these. AA and UA have also been filing these on numerous routes over the last couple months.
AA filed them on a bunch of routes out of CLT back in March (which DL is matching) --
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/36946452-post169.html
For DL fares, accompanied travel fares can be readily identified by a '9' in second position of fare basis code. Fares with roundtrip booking requirements will have an 'F' there, and one-way fares will have an 'A'.
