UA 'clerical error' ditches fuel surcharges
May 15, 2008, 4:12 pm
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Look as if the fuel surcharge is being applied for newly priced itins.
May 15, 2008, 4:22 pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
Palal
The PL trick should still work for UA.
Can someone explain the Priceline trick? My searches have generated errors.
May 15, 2008, 4:36 pm
May 15, 2008, 4:37 pm
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The routes I check daily are more expensive today than the previous few weeks. Somebody show me the fuel surcharge savings...
May 15, 2008, 5:14 pm
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I searched multiple domestic and international itins and there was not one of them I'd consider any different regarding taxes and fees than usual. Same pricing as always.
May 15, 2008, 5:20 pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
Palal
The PL trick should still work for UA.
Perhaps this was the result of some testing UA is doing to figure out the trick.
May 15, 2008, 5:21 pm
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tried and tried from SFO/OAK/SJC. nothing.
May 15, 2008, 6:17 pm
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Oh but it had to be true if it was posted on
cnnfn !
*snickers*
May 15, 2008, 6:46 pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
roadtripman
I searched multiple domestic and international itins and there was not one of them I'd consider any different regarding taxes and fees than usual. Same pricing as always.
I am not. What is your destination city and dates? I'll try to help and see if you can get them.. How much was the prices you wanna beat?
-jasp
May 15, 2008, 6:47 pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
BangkokTraveler
Look as if the fuel surcharge is being applied for newly priced itins.
the error only applies/d to UA's domestic routes
-jasp
May 15, 2008, 7:15 pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
jasp25
I am not. What is your destination city and dates? I'll try to help and see if you can get them.. How much was the prices you wanna beat?
One way flight from LAX-GEG on 7/9 - I've been looking for days and the prices were always $160-$190 and the price today remains no different.
May 15, 2008, 7:19 pm
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I don't mean to disappoiint you but I think the error only applies to R/T domestic routes.
May 15, 2008, 7:29 pm
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united.com fixed it pretty quick but on the big 3 I was seeing the mistake on many domestic routes.
May 15, 2008, 7:32 pm
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accessible on GDS's too! held my reservation and locked my price 'til tomorrow -- just in case another airline does an 'accident'
May 15, 2008, 8:04 pm
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OMG!! PIT-FAT now only $333.00 A/I on UA. it was $470.00 just an hour ago!
May 15, 2008, 4:22 pm