Large Price Differential Between Basic and Main Cabin
Oct 10, 2019 | 2:37 pm
#16
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Oct 11, 2019 | 7:05 pm
#19
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Yeah, the high-priced BE ticks me off. If I have to do BE, I want it to be real cheap. Thats a kick in the nads to pay a much higher price but still not have seat selection etc... $20-$30 above BE each way should be a non-BE ticket
Concur still shows us BE, but were allowed to spend $100 beyond it each way before it gets flagged...
Concur still shows us BE, but were allowed to spend $100 beyond it each way before it gets flagged...
Oct 11, 2019 | 9:10 pm
#20
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I was once in Vegas and hadn't booked my flight home. Last-minute fares (to PHL) were around $600, however there was one flight (a redeye) with a BE price of $97. So I bought BE and paid $80 for MCE. The other BE's were very close to the MC price.
Oct 11, 2019 | 9:32 pm
#21
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Last edited by xliioper; Oct 11, 2019 at 9:38 pm
Oct 13, 2019 | 7:06 pm
#22
Join Date: Dec 2011
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3 years ago, BE was simply called a middle coach seat that you couldn't get out of. It's not some kind of draconian punishment.
$100 is usually way more then needed to get me out of BE. Usually it's $30 additional to get a reg coach fare.
Again, the problem is the BE fare is occasionally way higher then the typical price for the market. I mean like $400 for a CLT-MIA one-way walk-up.
That price is fine but it shouldn't be stripped of amenities.
Oct 14, 2019 | 6:58 am
#23
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When AA initially added BE, I remember seeing some huge price differences between BE and the lowest non-BE economy fare bucket. This seemed to be related to price marching for the true LCCs. In particular, I remember seeing $79 for ORD-PDX, matching the Spirit fare, while last minute coach was otherwise >$400 one way.