JetBlue go start MSP Service
Oct 17, 2017, 9:19 am
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It could be interesting to watch DL's fares on this business oriented route. IME it's been expensive in the past.
Oct 17, 2017, 9:30 am
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Whoo-hoo! We fly that route as a family annually and it's often $600+ per ticket. Regardless of what Delta does, I'm thrilled to have an alternative.
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Oct 17, 2017, 9:41 am
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ATL-BOS one-way V fares on DL are $75. I'd hardly say they are ignoring them. DTW-BOS one-way V fares (another B6 route) are currently $88. Meanwhile, DL one-way V fares on MSP-BOS are $188 (Tue/Wed/Sat only, also with time-of-day requirements). Although they'd likely be higher without Sun Country on the route.
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Oct 17, 2017, 9:51 am
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I have been flying Sun Country on the MSP-BOS and always find it to be significantly less.
However with the proposed negative changes to Sun Country i was planning on abandoning them.
Jet Blue to the rescue.
However with the proposed negative changes to Sun Country i was planning on abandoning them.
Jet Blue to the rescue.
Oct 17, 2017, 11:16 am
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Delta has been paying a ton of attention to B6 on the BOS-ATL route. When you go to book BOS-ATL they advertise the new A321s they are using on the route with seatback entertainment (presumably) to highlight how they are putting some of their best aircraft on this route.
I'm just really enjoying the fare wars B6 is starting out of here in Boston. I find more and more lower fares as a result of the strong competition.
I'm just really enjoying the fare wars B6 is starting out of here in Boston. I find more and more lower fares as a result of the strong competition.
Oct 17, 2017, 11:32 am
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Oct 17, 2017, 12:09 pm
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Boston pricing is highly variable, from downright reasonable to obscene. I'm paying $1100 for a flight next week. I've paid as little as $269, always for essentially a two- or three-night, all week-day stay. I'm hoping that JetBlue leads Delta to drop those high-end prices. Yay for competition!
Oct 17, 2017, 5:17 pm
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If BOS costs more Maybe Windsor Locks is an option as it's only ~ 2 hours from Boston
Oct 17, 2017, 6:14 pm
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It just doesn't work that way. My Econ 201 class in college says that if they could raise the price by $.5 they would have already done so. The market price is the market price. More competition is always good for the consumer and never good for the company.