Thanksgiving gouging?
Jul 30, 2006, 1:15 am
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Thanksgiving gouging?
Checking on fares JAX-MCI November 22-26. It appears the usual fare-gouging is already happening for thanksgiving.
Pulling up a fare list on UA reveals:
I really want that T fare! It must be to match NW's T-fare, at exactly the same price. Trying to pull up the fare rules or routing for either airline reveals "input criteria could not be found". Doing a search on ITA reveals lowest fare on UA is $599 (total) on a Q fare.
Anyone have an idea of if or when UA will release some of these lower fares? $600 for this itin is quitteeeee pricy
Pulling up a fare list on UA reveals:
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TE213NA/UAF UA T Round-Trip 151.00 (USD) View Rules View Routing S14NX UA S One-Way 175.00 (USD) View Rules View Routing VUANA/UAF UA V One-Way 189.00 (USD) View Rules View Routing V3NX UA V One-Way 224.00 (USD) View Rules View Routing W7NX UA W One-Way 226.00 (USD) View Rules View Routing VE141NNX UA V Round-Trip 497.00 (USD) View Rules View Routing QRA UA Q Round-Trip 558.00 (USD) View Rules View Routing Q0NX UA Q One-Way 281.00 (USD) View Rules View Routing Q0X UA Q One-Way 351.00 (USD) View Rules View Routing QE71NNX UA Q Round-Trip 744.00 (USD) View Rules View Routing UBIZX UA U One-Way 569.00 (USD) View Rules View Routing BUA3NX UA B One-Way 654.00 (USD) View Rules View Routing QUAUP UA A One-Way 669.00 (USD) View Rules View Routing BUA UA B One-Way 754.00 (USD) View Rules View Routing YUA UA Y One-Way 854.00 (USD) View Rules View Routing MUAUP UA P One-Way 909.00 (USD) View Rules View Routing Y UA Y One-Way 913.00 (USD) View Rules View Routing FUA UA F One-Way 921.00 (USD) View Rules View Routing F UA F One-Way 1335.00 (USD) View Rules View Routing
Anyone have an idea of if or when UA will release some of these lower fares? $600 for this itin is quitteeeee pricy
Jul 30, 2006, 3:37 am
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You mean release seats into the S and T buckets? Who knows. New fares? Maybe after Labor Day. Try award tickets, though, as UA seems to have released some seats on ORD-JAX and IAD-JAX for that holiday
Jul 30, 2006, 4:55 am
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The cheapest fare on WN for those dates is $402. Their cheap fares are gone, too, though they weren't all that cheap: $364 r/t + tax. It doesn't sound like high fares on this route are a strictly UA phenomenon. If you want a real horror story, check fares on US on the 22nd.
Jul 30, 2006, 5:11 am
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Originally Posted by us2
The cheapest fare on WN for those dates is $402. Their cheap fares are gone, too, though they weren't all that cheap: $364 r/t + tax. It doesn't sound like high fares on this route are a strictly UA phenomenon. If you want a real horror story, check fares on US on the 22nd.
Jul 30, 2006, 5:15 am
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Originally Posted by rar indeed
With JAX, I've found HP to be the least expensive *A, FWIW.
I checked the US website, which includes HP flights now. Much to my surprise, it actually worked!
Jul 30, 2006, 5:22 am
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Originally Posted by us2
I see that there's another insomniac in LA.
I checked the US website, which includes HP flights now. Much to my surprise, it actually worked!
I checked the US website, which includes HP flights now. Much to my surprise, it actually worked!
) got home from your zip code In re: the US/HP website, it works, but it lacks the fare selection mechanism the old US website had. I'm still annoyed by that.
Jul 30, 2006, 5:45 am
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I don't think this is unique to UA. I need to book a trip departing the Saturday before Thanksgiving and returning the Saturday after, and the fares are pricey on everyone...with JetBlue being higher than anyone else from the DC area.
Past experience tells me they'll open up some lower fare buckets after Labor Day, so I'll wait and see.
Past experience tells me they'll open up some lower fare buckets after Labor Day, so I'll wait and see.
Jul 30, 2006, 6:31 am
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I looked at coach fares from the Washington area to SJC and they were in the high $300s, which seem reasonable. I then looked at first class fares, which were fairly high--$1700ish from IAD and DCA. But there is a BWI-SJC QUP fare of $1005 all-in, which was actually a bit cheaper than I expected. BWI is a little inconvenient, but I booked that ticket anyway.
Jul 30, 2006, 6:36 am
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This really should be no suprise. They will not have a problem selling tickets at these prices. Simple supply and demand.
This is why I booked my saver award several months ago.
This is why I booked my saver award several months ago.
Jul 30, 2006, 12:06 pm
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RE:thanksgiving fares
I don't know if this will help on your routing, but I always fly early Thanksgiving morning internationally. The fares drop for the day itself(I come back a week later) and often the loads are quite light, since everyone has been fighting for seats the two days previous and for the Mon/Tues after.
Jul 30, 2006, 12:42 pm
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Originally Posted by willie--wonka
I don't know if this will help on your routing, but I always fly early Thanksgiving morning internationally. The fares drop for the day itself(I come back a week later) and often the loads are quite light, since everyone has been fighting for seats the two days previous and for the Mon/Tues after.
Jul 30, 2006, 1:19 pm
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Originally Posted by couscous
Good fares to Europe are available this coming Thanksgiving.. in the $700's..
$570 all-in to LHR for Turkey Day or $604 all-in to Dublin. Leaving 11/22 (also available on 11/23) and coming back 11/26.
Booking WAS-LHR-DUB-LHR-WAS for a nice weekend in the Emerald Isle. My first time there. ^