Originally Posted by Boraxo
This is at least the second thread complaining about high UA transcon fares.
Fact: UA made a profit last quarter. Fact: UA passenger loads are at record levels. Fact: UA transcon P.S. service is very popular and preferred by many in comparison to what the competition offers (and NYC-LAX is a competing route for SNA). Conclusion: UA has no reason to lower fares. In fact, it would probably make more sense to raise them.
As noted in the other thread, UA will charge what the market will bear. In this case, it appears that UA no longer needs to offer a $200 transcon to fill seats. Nobody (including myself) like to pay extra to fly UA, even though may be our preferred carrier and FF program. However, if you require a lower fare, simply do what many (including myself) do: fly the competition, and save your money for other purchases.
Actually, I didn't mean this thread to be a complaint so much as a question: Why are UA fares so high relative to the competition? But let's look at your facts. UA made a profit last quarter, but so did all the other airlines. UA has record loads, but the others do too. p.s. service is popular, true, but -- and here's the puzzle -- is it
twice as popular? As the competitors? but forget p.s. for a moment, I'm talking about flights to the coast that connect through ORD/DEN/IAD... These flights are
also x2 the price of AA etc. It just makes no sense to me, that's all... You're right, of course, just take my $$ to AA, and I might. But it's still bizarro.
