On some routes, B fares offer great savings over full Y, as
JonNYC has pointed out numerous times.
On other routes, however, beware the B fare, as they sometimes can be substantially more than Y, like here, on LAX-PVG for April 2:
Code:
WLXPX6M AA W Round-Trip 1040.00 (USD)
WLWPX6M AA W Round-Trip 1090.00 (USD)
WLSPX6M AA W Round-Trip 1100.00 (USD)
MLXPX6M AA M Round-Trip 1190.00 (USD)
MLWPX6M AA M Round-Trip 1240.00 (USD)
MLSPX6M AA M Round-Trip 1270.00 (USD)
BHAPCX AA B Round-Trip 1930.00 (USD)
MKOW1 AA M One-Way 1085.00 (USD)
YO2R AA Y Round-Trip 3330.00 (USD)
YO2YMU AA Y One-Way 1785.00 (USD)
YO2 AA Y One-Way 1810.00 (USD)
BLEAS AA B Round-Trip 5118.00 (USD)
DXR AA D Round-Trip 6510.00 (USD)
JXR AA J Round-Trip 6770.00 (USD)
DX AA D One-Way 3435.00 (USD)
JXMU AA J One-Way 3545.00 (USD)
JX AA J One-Way 3570.00 (USD)
DWR AA D Round-Trip 7530.00 (USD)
DW AA D One-Way 3985.00 (USD)
JR AA J Round-Trip 8100.00 (USD)
JJR AA J Round-Trip 8560.00 (USD)
JMU AA J One-Way 4405.00 (USD)
J AA J One-Way 4430.00 (USD)
Y AA Y One-Way 4556.00 (USD)
JJMU AA J One-Way 4665.00 (USD)
JJ AA J One-Way 4690.00 (USD)
J AA J One-Way 5668.00 (USD)
FR AA F Round-Trip 11720.00 (USD)
FMU AA F One-Way 6635.00 (USD)
F AA F One-Way 6660.00 (USD)
F AA F One-Way 7995.00 (USD)
31 Fares Returned
I'll take a B fare, please, but not that $5,200 variety; I meant the $1,930 version.