Originally Posted by
REObserver
I know this is a newbie question, but I'm very curious about pricing. I need to run up to MSP on a day trip, and want to take NW152 up and NW170 back. According to ExpertFlyer, there are plenty of seats all over the plane, but NWA says the only fare code is B. Do they plan to release these seats at some point, or will NWA try to keep them in the B class bucket?
The airlines reserve so many seats for O&D pax and some for connecting pax, so it's entirely possible that all the cheap O&D seats are gone. MSP-DCA tends to have a lot of Minny flyers on it, in my experience. They may release more seats to O&D in the future, you never know.
Did you search other sites for the same flights, such as orbitz or expedia? Occasionally they will be holding seats as well.