D1 FCM prices coming down
Oct 26, 2015, 10:00 pm
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D1 FCM prices coming down
On two upcoming JFK-SFO round trips, I've been offered $880 and $660 upgrades (for both flights). The original fares were in the $330 range.
Oct 26, 2015, 10:56 pm
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Oct 27, 2015, 7:01 am
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yeah, i've routinely seen sub $1K D1 flights JFK>SFO in the past few months, which i think is a very tempting price point, given the extra 2.5K MQMs and total flexibility on SDC. It's almost just worth it to get whatever flight is cheapest and bank on being able to SDC into an open F seat on whichever flight you really need. Also loving that 767s are showing up more and more on this route.
Quite the change from the $4-5K+ fares from years past, on inferior cradle seats on that route....
Quite the change from the $4-5K+ fares from years past, on inferior cradle seats on that route....
Oct 27, 2015, 4:33 pm
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No, but really.. B6 Mint is really bringing down prices I think. I looked at flight LAX-JFK on the Sunday after thanksgiving and found a B6 Mint flight for $599, where Delta, AA, UA, and VA COACH were all $800+.. Anyone wanna guess which I booked? 
Oct 28, 2015, 12:26 am
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I found several coach at $478 on Delta.
Oct 28, 2015, 6:09 am
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Unless a corporate contract is involved, there is really no compelling reason to chose Delta's more expensive (and perhaps inferior) D1 product over JetBlue Mint. The same goes for the other transcon carriers (how is Virgin America even still a factor on these routes from a premium-cabin perspective?).
Unless you absolutely have to have those MQMs, I'd take JetBlue mint at $599 over $1K+ D1, almost every time.
Unless you absolutely have to have those MQMs, I'd take JetBlue mint at $599 over $1K+ D1, almost every time.
Oct 28, 2015, 11:02 am
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Unless a corporate contract is involved, there is really no compelling reason to chose Delta's more expensive (and perhaps inferior) D1 product over JetBlue Mint. The same goes for the other transcon carriers (how is Virgin America even still a factor on these routes from a premium-cabin perspective?).
Unless you absolutely have to have those MQMs, I'd take JetBlue mint at $599 over $1K+ D1, almost every time.
Unless you absolutely have to have those MQMs, I'd take JetBlue mint at $599 over $1K+ D1, almost every time.
Oct 28, 2015, 12:05 pm
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Unless a corporate contract is involved, there is really no compelling reason to chose Delta's more expensive (and perhaps inferior) D1 product over JetBlue Mint. The same goes for the other transcon carriers (how is Virgin America even still a factor on these routes from a premium-cabin perspective?).
Unless you absolutely have to have those MQMs, I'd take JetBlue mint at $599 over $1K+ D1, almost every time.
Unless you absolutely have to have those MQMs, I'd take JetBlue mint at $599 over $1K+ D1, almost every time.
Oct 28, 2015, 7:23 pm
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Unless a corporate contract is involved, there is really no compelling reason to chose Delta's more expensive (and perhaps inferior) D1 product over JetBlue Mint. The same goes for the other transcon carriers (how is Virgin America even still a factor on these routes from a premium-cabin perspective?).
Unless you absolutely have to have those MQMs, I'd take JetBlue mint at $599 over $1K+ D1, almost every time.
Unless you absolutely have to have those MQMs, I'd take JetBlue mint at $599 over $1K+ D1, almost every time.