AA945/940 DFW-SCL Price (Jan 2020) unusually high!
Aug 26, 2019, 11:34 am
#1
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AA945/940 DFW-SCL Price (Jan 2020) unusually high!
I've been flying DFW-SCL the first two weeks of January since 2007. The least I've paid for business is about $2600 and the most I've paid was $4960 this past January. Currently, for the flights I need (Jan 2/Jan 11), the price is just under $8000!! I'm wondering if the price is perhaps so high because the flight is over 4 months away. Is it possible/probable that the price could come down in the intervening months? Opinions welcome.
Aug 26, 2019, 11:40 am
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I've been flying DFW-SCL the first two weeks of January since 2007. The least I've paid for business is about $2600 and the most I've paid was $4960 this past January. Currently, for the flights I need (Jan 2/Jan 11), the price is just under $8000!! I'm wondering if the price is perhaps so high because the flight is over 4 months away. Is it possible/probable that the price could come down in the intervening months? Opinions welcome.
Aug 26, 2019, 11:50 am
#4
Join Date: May 2006
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I've been flying DFW-SCL the first two weeks of January since 2007. The least I've paid for business is about $2600 and the most I've paid was $4960 this past January. Currently, for the flights I need (Jan 2/Jan 11), the price is just under $8000!! I'm wondering if the price is perhaps so high because the flight is over 4 months away. Is it possible/probable that the price could come down in the intervening months? Opinions welcome.
Aug 26, 2019, 12:05 pm
#5
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Manhattan Beach, California
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Yeah, not looking good... Outbound is showing J3 R2 D0 I0
Even pairing with SEA-DFW or YVR-DFW to control for different origin inventory shows DFW-SCL as very low on inventory.
That doesn’t give much hope!
Even pairing with SEA-DFW or YVR-DFW to control for different origin inventory shows DFW-SCL as very low on inventory.
That doesn’t give much hope!
Aug 26, 2019, 12:43 pm
#6
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 1,044
I keep hoping they’ll take us back up to the 789 on DFW-SCL as my impression is that the J demand is there to support it. With the 788 and only 20 J seats I’m often seeing this route sold out days or even weeks in advance, while SCL-MIA nearly always has J seats available. I’ve several times now had to book via MIA and wait until availability opens on 940/945 to then switch over to going via DFW.
Aug 27, 2019, 1:58 pm
#7
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Thanks for the opinions everyone. I suspect smuDC-10 is right. The smaller plane just doesn't have enough J seats and I don't dare hope for an eventual upgrade. It looks like I'll be routing through Miami.
Aug 27, 2019, 2:27 pm
#8
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D fares are $5121 roundtrip and there's availability for Jan 6th outbound and Jan 13th or 15th return. Only 1 seat each on 6th and 13th flights (2 seats on the 15th). I'm afraid your desired departure and return dates are simply too close to holiday peak travel demand to be likely to have availability open in D or I buckets.