Bride- to- be wants AA non-stop ORD- SJD
Jan 11, 2023, 9:38 am
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Bride- to- be wants AA non-stop ORD- SJD
Flying to Cabo at the end of October for our wedding, 30-40 people going from ORD to SJD between two days. Typically American has non-stop options throughout the week but they only have 1+ stop options open. Initial bucket of flights were released last month
Anyone know if American is pulling back on non stops to SJD from ORD? United flights are super expensive comparatively so this was the ideal option
20 people going 10/25- 10/30
15 people going 10/26- 10/30
Anyone know if American is pulling back on non stops to SJD from ORD? United flights are super expensive comparatively so this was the ideal option
20 people going 10/25- 10/30
15 people going 10/26- 10/30
Last edited by abijohnson13; Jan 11, 2023 at 10:01 am Reason: Date changes
Jan 11, 2023, 9:43 am
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It appears AA isn't operating nonstops that week, from what I can see. It looks like the AA nonstop resumes 11/5/2023.
Jan 11, 2023, 9:57 am
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I haven't done the math, but if the non-stop is a requirement, chartering a plane could be an option that's reasonably priced.
Jan 11, 2023, 9:58 am
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Jan 11, 2023, 10:10 am
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It's anyone's guess at this point. October is a long ways away. I wouldn't expect to see schedules finalized for another few months.
Jan 11, 2023, 10:27 am
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Flying to Cabo at the end of October for our wedding, 30-40 people going from ORD to SJD between two days. Typically American has non-stop options throughout the week but they only have 1+ stop options open. Initial bucket of flights were released last month
Anyone know if American is pulling back on non stops to SJD from ORD? United flights are super expensive comparatively so this was the ideal option
20 people going 10/25- 10/30
15 people going 10/26- 10/30
Anyone know if American is pulling back on non stops to SJD from ORD? United flights are super expensive comparatively so this was the ideal option
20 people going 10/25- 10/30
15 people going 10/26- 10/30
Jan 11, 2023, 10:41 am
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Also, contact AA Group and Meeting Reservation rather than looking fares on AA.com.
Jan 11, 2023, 11:20 am
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FWIW, a few years ago we took our employees and significant others on a trip to Las Vegas. We had about 60-70 people. In our experience it was far cheaper to book early--a couple of seats at a time, working our way up the fare buckets until we had everyone ticketed. The per person group fare was very high relative to the lowest cost tickets. Personally, I would not wait months to book, as ticket prices will likely rise as flights begin filling up. YMMV.
I'm mostly joking, but in all seriousness UA and AA do honor the price during the checkout process for revenue tickets even if the inventory is gone by the time you buy (as long as your session hasn't expired).
Jan 11, 2023, 11:54 am
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I'd recommend booking whatever works best that is for sale now. If, in the future, they add the non-stop back for the dates you want, then just change your flights since there are no more change fees (assuming you don't book basic economy).
Jan 11, 2023, 12:16 pm
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WN operates seasonal MDW-SJD nonstops. I don't know whether those flights operate in October (WN's flight schedule does not yet go out that far), or what the frequency is, but WN might be another option.
Jan 11, 2023, 12:57 pm
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To the OP, congratulations on your upcoming wedding.
Jan 11, 2023, 1:07 pm
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This is the AA forum, and the OP has asked about question about AA route availability. This is not the place to discuss the merits of destination weddings; therefore, off-topic posts have been removed.
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