Price difference
Jun 8, 2006 | 5:14 am
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Price difference
Has anybody tried to price same itinerary on CO.com vs. NWA.com? I was looking to book a trip CRP- SIN this morning and on CO it priced at $3400 for an H fare. Same flights on NWA priced at $2400 in Y for NWA coded flights on CO metal (CO 2258, CO7, NWA 6 and return). I thought that was interesting. Plus I do not think it will qualify for low fare guarantee since on NWA.com the flights are coded as NW flights. Oh well. I booked on NWW and used some of my WP miles to upgrade. 
Jun 8, 2006 | 11:42 am
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I've definitely seen this kind of thing happening--for me, it occurs more often for DL. They have their own reasons for these differential fares, probably related to how each handles its inventory.
Jun 8, 2006 | 2:55 pm
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It's entirely normal to see different prices on the same code-share flights. With the exception of KL/NW which get anti-trust excemptions, the other airlines selling seats are supposed to be competing against each other on the fare, even though all seats are on the same plane.
Jun 8, 2006 | 3:51 pm
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Originally Posted by docr775
Has anybody tried to price same itinerary on CO.com vs. NWA.com? I was looking to book a trip CRP- SIN this morning and on CO it priced at $3400 for an H fare. Same flights on NWA priced at $2400 in Y for NWA coded flights on CO metal (CO 2258, CO7, NWA 6 and return). I thought that was interesting. Plus I do not think it will qualify for low fare guarantee since on NWA.com the flights are coded as NW flights. Oh well. I booked on NWW and used some of my WP miles to upgrade.
Last edited by kkua; Jun 8, 2006 at 3:57 pm