Should I fly this ticket / great rate / during COVID-19? (General Discussion)
Aug 31, 2020, 12:32 pm
#76
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I'm flying to SEA 9/9-20 and had booked an award ticket for 30,500 miles +$11.20. Went straight into C+ when booked a few weeks ago.
I usually check things out as a flight gets closer and was surprised to find my itin available to book in V for $267.20 all in. Since I'm sitting on some ECVs and some RUCs I called to see if it would work out to use them. And it did - 3 or 4 legs the RUC cleared on booking and the 4th is the 1 hour flight DTW-DCA.
At this price, the paid ticket is cheaper than the award ticket; I know that FC service is basically non-existent, but getting the FC seat for the SEA-DTW red-eye makes it worthwhile for me.
I usually check things out as a flight gets closer and was surprised to find my itin available to book in V for $267.20 all in. Since I'm sitting on some ECVs and some RUCs I called to see if it would work out to use them. And it did - 3 or 4 legs the RUC cleared on booking and the 4th is the 1 hour flight DTW-DCA.
At this price, the paid ticket is cheaper than the award ticket; I know that FC service is basically non-existent, but getting the FC seat for the SEA-DTW red-eye makes it worthwhile for me.
Aug 31, 2020, 12:36 pm
#77
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I'm flying to SEA 9/9-20 and had booked an award ticket for 30,500 miles +$11.20. Went straight into C+ when booked a few weeks ago.
I usually check things out as a flight gets closer and was surprised to find my itin available to book in V for $267.20 all in. Since I'm sitting on some ECVs and some RUCs I called to see if it would work out to use them. And it did - 3 or 4 legs the RUC cleared on booking and the 4th is the 1 hour flight DTW-DCA.
At this price, the paid ticket is cheaper than the award ticket; I know that FC service is basically non-existent, but getting the FC seat for the SEA-DTW red-eye makes it worthwhile for me.
I usually check things out as a flight gets closer and was surprised to find my itin available to book in V for $267.20 all in. Since I'm sitting on some ECVs and some RUCs I called to see if it would work out to use them. And it did - 3 or 4 legs the RUC cleared on booking and the 4th is the 1 hour flight DTW-DCA.
At this price, the paid ticket is cheaper than the award ticket; I know that FC service is basically non-existent, but getting the FC seat for the SEA-DTW red-eye makes it worthwhile for me.
Aug 31, 2020, 12:39 pm
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IIRC Illinois has some travel restrictions (quarantine?) that apply to some nearby states. MN and WI had been on IL's bad list when I last checked.
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Aug 31, 2020, 12:40 pm
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I got $459 for ATL-LAX-ATL (Main) and didn't complain. Of course, the return is on one of the last domestic 777 flights so I'm sure I could find better if I really tried.
Aug 31, 2020, 8:21 pm
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FL is just as bad and yet Spirit is filling their planes; DL too though they appear emptier because DL is blocking middle seats and capping F to 50%
Sep 1, 2020, 7:27 am
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If you need/want to fly, there are really good deals to be had out there though.
Sep 1, 2020, 7:33 am
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Yes, however capacity is also way down now so pricing generally isn’t what it was back in April. Those $19 fares were a dime a dozen a few months ago but now with the schedules significantly reduced most prices are generally what they were before.
Sep 1, 2020, 7:40 am
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While prices may have come back up some, they are not what they were before. Not even close.
Sep 1, 2020, 8:12 am
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Sep 1, 2020, 8:34 am
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I grabbed one of those cheapies... and then DL whacked the direct flights, so I had them route me through JFK with lay flat 'D1' service, and return through ATL on 764 reburb suites. Got upgraded on all segments.
Sep 1, 2020, 8:43 am
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There is hardly a major city in the country that I can't fly to for less than $100 o/w with one weeks advance purchase right now.
Sep 1, 2020, 8:55 am
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Sep 1, 2020, 9:04 am
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Nope. All on either UA, AA, or DL. Often in basic Y, although all the fares on UA seem to be regular Y. This has almost never been true on these airlines. There is a reason they are losing tens of millions of dollars per day.