Can This Pricing Be Real??
Apr 4, 2022, 4:53 pm
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Apr 4, 2022, 4:55 pm
#17
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Seems like that is the full J fare in business class. There are some dates that only have J fares available. This is during summer plus Antarctica travelers typically have booked their cruise way before airfare even opens and are waiting for the moment to purchase those business class seats to Santiago or Buenos Aires. Plus all of the luxury traveler suppliers and cruise lines that have bulk space on these flights its not surprising that the inventory is restricted even if the seat maps are open.
Apr 4, 2022, 5:43 pm
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There is also married segment availability issues that makes DFW-SCL easier to get at the low price than MCO-SCL
e.g. on 12/02/23 and 13/02/23 AA945 DFW-SCL is showing I2 and I3 respectively. For MCO-SCL via DFW, the availabilty on AA945 is showing as I0
The reasonable fares are there, just availability is the issue
Apr 5, 2022, 12:03 am
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I am guessing that you are going on the Tauck Patagonia trip. I am flying the same open jaw late this year. My pricing was reasonable in Business Class.
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Apr 5, 2022, 11:07 am
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Actually on Oceania around SA and down to Antartica. Third time I've booked. First 2 were cancelled. with times before I booked refundable air with AA for around $1800 in J.
Apr 5, 2022, 7:17 pm
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Wait a little bit. We have a SS cruise in Galapagos in September. We originally went with the SS air, but we found AA AUS-UIO, and GYE-AUS for 1100 a piece in J last week and booked it. Just requested a refund to back out of the air. Saved $4000.