How would one go about finding the highest price for a coach RT ticket?

One ringy-dingy. Two ringy-dingy.

'American Airlines... this is Ms Pickle, how may I help you?'

You have got to be joking ?


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MRKEY

Wouldn't "full-fare Y" be the highest price for an economy-class seat?

Select that option on the travel website of your choice.

Or, did you really mean to ask something else?


Kathy

Oh, this question has come up before. It's usually someone who got a "free ticket" from a credit card program or something like that. Without realizing that award tickets have no cash value, someone will ask to find the most "expensive itinierary possible" thinking that it'll enhance the value of the "free ticket".

Unfortunate misconception.

or perhaps to establish a dollar amount of an award..for client billing?

In case the original poster is actually looking for a constructive answer, may I suggest the following: Use Travelocity's Fare Listings feature, and select One Way. Look for fares that start with Y.

Originally posted by AUSTraveler: Go to the nearest street corner and look for the best and hottest lookin' chic, and she'll help ya out fer sher.

"I would like an unrestricted, fully-refundable ticket between XXX and YYY."

SYD and LHR? Actually, this would make an interesting thread: what is the most expensive route to fly?

This is a person whose company probably reimburses him/her for business travel.

Thanks for all of the answers, especially to those of you who were speculating wildly. I enjoyed reading the posts.

This was, indeed, for a reimbursement purpose, but it was largely an academic exercise because I have been told what I can expense. So, I was just curious.

So in order to fill out an expense report, the goal is to look for the highest fare possible instead of the lowest fare which match up to your itinierary.

Nice business ethics.

??? I stated that this was academic because I have already been told what my allowed expense is. Or were you trying to state something else?

In all fairness to AUSTraveler, it may not be sleazy.

I was in a client situation a few years back (when I was an individual consultant, before I co-founded my present company) when I had a client that was willing to fly me in business class from Boston to Nice. I told them I'd rather buy an economy ticket and deal with my own upgrades if I could keep the difference. They said "sure," as long as I documented what the business fare would have been. I did exactly that: upgraded one way, had a full four-seat center section of a 747 to stretch out the other way. The fare difference was, if I recall, about $3,000 at the time. My client and I agreed that the money was happier in my pocket than in the airline's.

If a client or employer is willing to pay full Y and all parties are equally open about what's going on, I don't see why the question as originally asked wouldn't be reasonable.