UA flight cheaper on USAirways.com
Nov 8, 2006, 10:16 am
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UA flight cheaper on USAirways.com
I found a DEN-LAS-SFO fare was about half as much when purchasing via USAirways.com then thru UAL.com. And all segments (DEN-LAS-SFO-LAS-DEN) are on Ted. Strange.. Has anyone found other routes that utilize UA metal, that are so significantly discounted when purchasing via a codeshare?
Nov 8, 2006, 10:47 am
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I don't think there are any routes that are always cheaper via US, but rather that it is just certain flights on certain days depending on loads. I doubt UA would intentionally make something half price for US...
Nov 8, 2006, 11:16 am
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Originally Posted by lucky9876coins
I don't think there are any routes that are always cheaper via US, but rather that it is just certain flights on certain days depending on loads.
Nov 8, 2006, 11:25 am
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Originally Posted by lucky9876coins
I don't think there are any routes that are always cheaper via US, but rather that it is just certain flights on certain days depending on loads. I doubt UA would intentionally make something half price for US...
Nov 8, 2006, 12:17 pm
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Originally Posted by dendomicile
I found a DEN-LAS-SFO fare was about half as much when purchasing via USAirways.com then thru UAL.com. And all segments (DEN-LAS-SFO-LAS-DEN) are on Ted. Strange.. Has anyone found other routes that utilize UA metal, that are so significantly discounted when purchasing via a codeshare?
Nov 8, 2006, 1:32 pm
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Its odd, because I've often purchased BOS-PHL flights on UAL.com, because they still had the sale fares and US didn't....
I think there is some cross over on the number of seats given to each airline on a flight, so sometimes US flights are cheaper on UA and UA flights can be cheaper on US....
Never hurts to check each one...
I think there is some cross over on the number of seats given to each airline on a flight, so sometimes US flights are cheaper on UA and UA flights can be cheaper on US....
Never hurts to check each one...
Nov 8, 2006, 1:37 pm
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Originally Posted by kevinsac
I'm not sure how and why it works.....but I have had two screens open, booking the same flights via ual.com and usairways.com and found significantly differing prices on the same exact flights.
Each carrier is given a certain number of seats in a certain fare bucket. If that bucket is sold out on Carrier A's site, but Carrier B still has a few seats left in its allotment then you can buy the codeshare ticket on Carrier B's site for less than on Carrier A's site, even if the flight is really on Carrier A metal.
Keeping a watchful eye on codeshares can often yield discounts for this simple reason. That said, if Carrier B burns through its seat allotment quickly in the lower bucket the inverse can also be true; it's possible for a ticket booked on Carrier B's site for Carrier A's metal to be more expensive than the same ticket on Carrier A's site.
In short, always double check.
Nov 8, 2006, 2:02 pm
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Originally Posted by Random_Flyer
It works due to how the codeshares are setup.
Each carrier is given a certain number of seats in a certain fare bucket. If that bucket is sold out on Carrier A's site, but Carrier B still has a few seats left in its allotment then you can buy the codeshare ticket on Carrier B's site for less than on Carrier A's site, even if the flight is really on Carrier A metal.
Keeping a watchful eye on codeshares can often yield discounts for this simple reason. That said, if Carrier B burns through its seat allotment quickly in the lower bucket the inverse can also be true; it's possible for a ticket booked on Carrier B's site for Carrier A's metal to be more expensive than the same ticket on Carrier A's site.
In short, always double check.
Each carrier is given a certain number of seats in a certain fare bucket. If that bucket is sold out on Carrier A's site, but Carrier B still has a few seats left in its allotment then you can buy the codeshare ticket on Carrier B's site for less than on Carrier A's site, even if the flight is really on Carrier A metal.
Keeping a watchful eye on codeshares can often yield discounts for this simple reason. That said, if Carrier B burns through its seat allotment quickly in the lower bucket the inverse can also be true; it's possible for a ticket booked on Carrier B's site for Carrier A's metal to be more expensive than the same ticket on Carrier A's site.
In short, always double check.
I do not think these discrepencies are due to seat code availability alone.
one of the easier ways to compare these is to use orbitz. I just checked ua/us on was-fll one stop. 364 to 488. orbitz also sometimes comes up with fares that ua/us cannot match. I flew was-ord-fll on ua with tickets from orbitz at about half the price anyone could find on ua.
Nov 8, 2006, 2:20 pm
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when I've bought UA tickets on uscare's site I've had problems getting E+
Nov 8, 2006, 2:37 pm
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Originally Posted by Random_Flyer
It works due to how the codeshares are setup.
Nov 8, 2006, 3:12 pm
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How does the upgrade get processed if you buy a ticket on us.com which is ua codeshare?
Nov 8, 2006, 4:14 pm
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Originally Posted by iwebslinger
How does the upgrade get processed if you buy a ticket on us.com which is ua codeshare?
Nov 8, 2006, 5:01 pm
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Originally Posted by iwebslinger
How does the upgrade get processed if you buy a ticket on us.com which is ua codeshare?
Nov 8, 2006, 5:18 pm
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US-scare does not allow all UA cities to be booked.
Nov 8, 2006, 5:34 pm
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Originally Posted by Dr_wanderlust
US-scare does not allow all UA cities to be booked.
