Get away to New York "Sale" ?!?
Apr 8, 2011, 1:34 am
#16
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Apr 8, 2011, 7:12 am
#17
Join Date: Aug 2010
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Apr 8, 2011, 7:48 am
#18
Join Date: Apr 2005
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One thing I do like about most of the ads is they are now "flashing" the roundtrip price.
Apr 8, 2011, 8:45 am
#19
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Apr 8, 2011, 9:20 am
#20
Join Date: Feb 2000
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Yeah, I was just looking yesterday for a trip in May. All other majors from SFO to NYC were 199$, but united (actually everything listed was CO) was 380$ at least
Apr 8, 2011, 10:33 am
#21
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Apr 8, 2011, 11:29 am
#22
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$350 dollars from Den to LGA is a very fair fare. Seems pretty reasonable sale fares.
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Apr 8, 2011, 12:40 pm
#23
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It's a reasonable 14 day advance purchase fare. It's not a sale. But the "sales" posted on UA's home page rarely are. I don't even look at them anymore. I go to other airlines first, and then do specific searches on UA to see if they are matching.
Apr 8, 2011, 1:40 pm
#24
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Apr 10, 2011, 6:40 am
#25
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$258 all-in with CR-1. confirmed upgrade to C. I'm returning tonight to SFO
Apr 10, 2011, 10:49 am
#26
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: LAX/SAN/CRQ
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Very good use of the CR-1. I'm looking at the SAN-LGA route for the same thing.^
Apr 10, 2011, 11:23 am
#27
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Just paid yesterday $314.40 all in SFO-JFK in early May. Upgrade waitlisted both ways. Only middle and window seats were available.
Apr 11, 2011, 1:51 pm
#28
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Apr 14, 2011, 10:50 am
#29
Join Date: Jan 2011
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$162 (pre- or post-tax) is not a deal from IAD when you can fly US from DCA for ~$100 RT or ~$120 AI. Sure, you don't get the 500-mile minimum or BIS. But to take the metro to National and be at LGA in under an hour I'll gladly part with a hundred bucks.
Apr 14, 2011, 4:46 pm
#30
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Not surprising to me and many others, as you should know better by now if there is a real sale, it would come in the Mileage Run deal section instead of from UA.