IAH/PIT Non-stop Economy $2K+ for the rest of the year?
Jun 30, 2022, 3:25 pm
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IAH/PIT Non-stop Economy $2K+ for the rest of the year?
Was looking to book a flight to PIT and noticed last week United changed pricing on every direct roundtrip flight from IAH to PIT to over $2K for the rest of the year. I thought it was some pricing glitch, but has been like that for a week now. Does anyone know what's going on?? Unfortunately United is the only non-stop game in town.
Jun 30, 2022, 3:51 pm
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Was looking to book a flight to PIT and noticed last week United changed pricing on every direct roundtrip flight from IAH to PIT to over $2K for the rest of the year. I thought it was some pricing glitch, but has been like that for a week now. Does anyone know what's going on?? Unfortunately United is the only non-stop game in town.
Jun 30, 2022, 3:52 pm
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Was looking to book a flight to PIT and noticed last week United changed pricing on every direct roundtrip flight from IAH to PIT to over $2K for the rest of the year. I thought it was some pricing glitch, but has been like that for a week now. Does anyone know what's going on?? Unfortunately United is the only non-stop game in town.
There are discount fares filed, but all of them that I spot-checked include a restriction that they can't be used on non-stop flights.
UA can generally command a premium from IAH due to being non-stop, but not to this extent. It's an error that nobody has caught yet.
Yes. This isn't a question of a min/max stay rule. They've deleted the entire discount fare table unless you're willing to connect.
Last edited by jsloan; Jun 30, 2022 at 3:58 pm
Jun 30, 2022, 3:53 pm
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Was looking to book a flight to PIT and noticed last week United changed pricing on every direct roundtrip flight from IAH to PIT to over $2K for the rest of the year. I thought it was some pricing glitch, but has been like that for a week now. Does anyone know what's going on?? Unfortunately United is the only non-stop game in town.
In fact, have you looked at fares and inventory availability on EF?
Jun 30, 2022, 4:03 pm
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Looks like somebody fat-fingered the IAH-PIT fare table.
There are discount fares filed, but all of them that I spot-checked include a restriction that they can't be used on non-stop flights.
UA can generally command a premium from IAH due to being non-stop, but not to this extent. It's an error that nobody has caught yet.
Yes. This isn't a question of a min/max stay rule. They've deleted the entire discount fare table unless you're willing to connect.
There are discount fares filed, but all of them that I spot-checked include a restriction that they can't be used on non-stop flights.
UA can generally command a premium from IAH due to being non-stop, but not to this extent. It's an error that nobody has caught yet.
Yes. This isn't a question of a min/max stay rule. They've deleted the entire discount fare table unless you're willing to connect.
Jul 1, 2022, 7:46 am
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DFW IAD
Saw that this week on non stop DFW IAD in F for $2160 with J9 no other classes open. Flight looked empty. No thanks for a Mesa 3 hour flight!
A few days later, $372.
A few days later, $372.