A4Coach Fares
Feb 10, 1999, 8:22 pm
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A4Coach Fares
US Air now lists on their web site the transcont. & long=haul flights on which they will make available the A4Coach fare, which automatically books you in 1st class for the price of a full-fare coach ticket. Unfortunately, it only includes longer flights out west from Eastern cities, and not flights down to Florida from PHL (going there on Feb. 15th, returning 17th). but, it's at least a good start. Will be heading to Phoenix, ABQ and DEN in early March, and this could mean that I'll be able to upgrade to first on the way out and the way back.
Feb 10, 1999, 8:33 pm
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Unfortunately, DCA does not qualify as an origin/destination for the A4 fares. I recently went to SFO and took a US Air connection from DCA to Baltimore to take advantage of the A4 fare. The fare was actually less expensive than UA's Y class fare from IAD-SFO.
Mar 20, 2005, 9:05 am
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Does anyone know what type of restrictions are placed on these fares, trying to book two of these tickets, but want to know if I can change to a different flight on the same day if necessary.
Mar 20, 2005, 9:18 am
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I flew an A4 fare last week to TPA. It booked as full Y on the US Airways Express portion, and A on the mainline portion. I'm guessing that the ticket was fully flexible based on its being a Y fare which automatically upgrades into A at the time of booking.
Mar 20, 2005, 2:11 pm
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It says changes allowed, but do I have to wait for another A fare to be available if Im switching flights? or can I switch to any flight with availability? is there a fee?
Mar 20, 2005, 3:57 pm
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Originally Posted by SkyTeam777
It says changes allowed, but do I have to wait for another A fare to be available if Im switching flights? or can I switch to any flight with availability? is there a fee?
Mar 20, 2005, 8:44 pm
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Originally Posted by wahooflyer
Ahh, another blast from the past. 
I didn't know that US Airways still ran BWI-DCA flights as recently as 1999 (per MileKing's post).
I didn't know that US Airways still ran BWI-DCA flights as recently as 1999 (per MileKing's post).
I honestly need to be warned when posts are very, very old, like this one! I was sitting here thinking Connection . . DCA . . BWI . . can't be. Then I see your post . . . and feel a little stupid! 
Mar 21, 2005, 6:06 am
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Originally Posted by Djlawman
US Air now lists on their web site the transcont. & long=haul flights on which they will make available the A4Coach fare, which automatically books you in 1st class for the price of a full-fare coach ticket. Unfortunately, it only includes longer flights out west from Eastern cities, and not flights down to Florida from PHL (going there on Feb. 15th, returning 17th). but, it's at least a good start. Will be heading to Phoenix, ABQ and DEN in early March, and this could mean that I'll be able to upgrade to first on the way out and the way back.
Mar 21, 2005, 8:05 am
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Originally Posted by hscottm
Can someone post the URL listing the city pairs?
http://www.usairways.com/pro/travel_programs/a4coach/
US is nuts to give as an example a $1932 Boston-Miami A4COACH fare. This just perpetuates the perception of large fare discrepancies between legacy carriers and LCCs.