(FARE GONE) AA: BOS-LAX RT $132++ NEXT weekend
Aug 26, 2008, 3:47 am
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(FARE GONE) AA: BOS-LAX RT $132++ NEXT weekend
$152 a/i. (Net SAAver going out 9/6.)
Also, BOS-SFO $142++ RT.
Also, BOS-SFO $142++ RT.
Aug 26, 2008, 4:00 am
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Aug 26, 2008, 5:22 am
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If you click through on the deal, suddenly you're presented with the fact that the fare (for both BOS-LAX and BOS-SFO) has jumped to $299! Plus $21 taxes & fees == $320 all-in.
Showing as a QE7NAA3N fare code.
Not quite the bargain it was presented as being by AA, but still cheap for coast-to-coast in this day and age, I guess.
Maybe Firewind got one of the two tickets they actually had for $153
Showing as a QE7NAA3N fare code.
Not quite the bargain it was presented as being by AA, but still cheap for coast-to-coast in this day and age, I guess.
Maybe Firewind got one of the two tickets they actually had for $153
Aug 26, 2008, 7:12 am
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On a side note - is it bad when I open the E-mail and immediately think "mistake fare" and "has to be already gone"?
Aug 26, 2008, 8:30 am
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On the AA.com site:
• Please note this mornings Net SAAver email inadvertently contained incorrect fare information. We apologize for this error. The correct fares are listed on the Net SAAver page on AA.com.
sure enough - it as the BOS->LAX fare
• Please note this mornings Net SAAver email inadvertently contained incorrect fare information. We apologize for this error. The correct fares are listed on the Net SAAver page on AA.com.
sure enough - it as the BOS->LAX fare
Aug 26, 2008, 9:13 am
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Wonder how AA is getting away with pulling these fares. I'm not sure that the "sorry, we goofed" argument and notice on their website holds water with regards to advertised sale fares. This is a different issue than the unadvertised mistake fares or "slams" that we know and love on the MR forum. Most of the legacy carriers are part of a DOJ consent decree that can get them in serious hot water with DOJ for playing games with advertised sale fares (i.e. advertising discount fares when sufficient inventory is not available, "signaling" price actions to competitors, etc.)
Aug 26, 2008, 9:21 am
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Aug 26, 2008, 9:27 am
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bdemaria: Perhaps we received different emails? The email I received showed BOS-LAX for $132 and said very clearly "Fares displayed are for round-trip coach class travel."
Aug 26, 2008, 9:36 am
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So I maintain my original argument that putting a note on your website apologizing for a mistake may not cut it when it comes to avoiding penalties from DOJ for advertising a fare that doesn't exist or doesn't have sufficient inventory available.
Aug 26, 2008, 2:01 pm
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Shortly after 10:30 AM PDT today I received a followup e-mail from AA that said the fares were incorrect and that the e-mail contained the corrected fares - with the BOS-LAX/SFO routes "correctly" showing $299 instead of $132.
Dear Riot_Nrrrd,
This is your updated travel savings bulletin for August 26, 2008. Please note that this morning’s Net SAAver Fares® email inadvertently contained incorrect fare information. We apologize for this error and any inconvenience this may have caused. The correct fares are listed below.
This is your updated travel savings bulletin for August 26, 2008. Please note that this morning’s Net SAAver Fares® email inadvertently contained incorrect fare information. We apologize for this error and any inconvenience this may have caused. The correct fares are listed below.
Aug 29, 2008, 11:36 am
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I've started to see BOS a lot less now. I tend to look for BOS-LAX or SFO, which used to come around at $199++, but now I'm lucky to even see it for $299++ (Ahh, the good ole days.)
I am noticing more fares to STL or ORD, but still not very cheap (compared to "normal", non-NetSAAver fares).
I am noticing more fares to STL or ORD, but still not very cheap (compared to "normal", non-NetSAAver fares).