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Old Jun 25, 2025 | 4:59 pm
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Originally Posted by Frequentflyer2030
Okay.. short rant. Is it me or are last minute flight reservations on AA becoming outrageously priced? Case in point, I was trying to schedule a MSY-DFW RT one day in advance. 1 hr 8 min flight economy class… between $573 and $680. Im an Exec Plat and travel nearly every week, and those prices are even more than I can stomach. And for what? Pretzels and a soft drink? I was just in Europe and genuinely miss my experience on SAS for my 1 and a half hour flight (cold salad with pilled on fresh smoked salmon, coffee service, tea service, chocolates) on a 90 min flight (plus they upgraded me to their gold lounge which had a full spread that makes Admiral lounges look so bad). Anyways, I’m done.. thanks for listening!
If you prefer, you could fly Southwest tomorrow roundtrip to DAL instead for $573 -- without Main Cabin Extra seats. Your choice.

In the end, it always comes down to supply and demand.
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