Am I missing something (CLT-EWR)?
Jul 9, 2013, 7:21 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2011
Programs: US DM Gold, Hilton HHonors Gold, Emerald Club Executive
Posts: 49
Am I missing something (CLT-EWR)?
Was looking into a direct flight from Charlotte to Newark on 07/30. Here's the one-way fare for all nine direct flights:
Coach (non-refundable) - $696
Coach (flexible) - $696
First (non-refundable) - $503
First (flexible) - $703
Checked some other dates at random and the same price structure is in place. Further, most of the flights appear to have a ton of empty seats. What gives?
Edit: Ha! Just found I can go GSP-CLT-EWR for $153 the same day.
Coach (non-refundable) - $696
Coach (flexible) - $696
First (non-refundable) - $503
First (flexible) - $703
Checked some other dates at random and the same price structure is in place. Further, most of the flights appear to have a ton of empty seats. What gives?
Edit: Ha! Just found I can go GSP-CLT-EWR for $153 the same day.
Jul 9, 2013, 7:29 pm
#2
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: CLT
Programs: US CP, Marriott Platinum, Hilton Gold, Avis First
Posts: 24
LGA....
CLT-LGA are usually pretty cheap, and a pretty easy upgrade.
Jul 9, 2013, 7:41 pm
#3
Join Date: Jan 2003
Programs: American Airlines Platinum, National Executive
Posts: 3,790
For some reason EWR tends to have pretty steep fares, and CLT-EWR does in particular. And for some reason, US Airways' first class fares often aren't any higher than coach tickets.
Jul 10, 2013, 12:46 am
#4
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: CLT
Programs: AA Executive Platinum, Hilton Diamond, Lifetime Admirals Club member
Posts: 419
CLT-JFK has jetBlue competition, CLT-LGA has Delta & American (& Southwest with a connection). CLT-EWR has United competition, but for whatever reason the airfare stays high. Never been able to figure it out.
Jul 10, 2013, 6:36 am
#5
Join Date: Aug 2012
Programs: US, HH
Posts: 895
This was exactly the same last summer when I looked for a one-way CLT-EWR - coach higher than F and just really high anyway. The UA flights were priced similarly. Wonder if this might change after the merger?
If you price out a roundtrip with a return date a few days after 7/30, it comes to $431, and with some random return date in November, $329. In fact, when I called to ask if what I was seeing was really accurate, the agent told me to buy roundtrip and just drop the return! I ended up doing Delta to LGA for under $100 - US was a good bit higher on that route too.
If you price out a roundtrip with a return date a few days after 7/30, it comes to $431, and with some random return date in November, $329. In fact, when I called to ask if what I was seeing was really accurate, the agent told me to buy roundtrip and just drop the return! I ended up doing Delta to LGA for under $100 - US was a good bit higher on that route too.