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Dramatic increase in First class fare on VX
Well I guess the honeymoon period is over.
VX's first class fare seems to have increased dramatically during the past week. I was checking some flights for September and October between LAX and JFK oneway. Most flights are showing $1074 oneway... with a few $900 and $800 fares in between. I even check October and November. Some of the flights going via San Francisco are $824. But the fares seem to have increased dramatically from the past... I guess the fuel surcharge is creating some pressure. For me, it means more Y flights. Not sure if increasing first class fare dramatically is the way to go though? Any comments! Carfield |
Yea honeymoon is over but we really could not expect anything less right? If all other airlines are increasing fares from fuel costs VX would get hit with this eventually. So yea gone are those $600+ OW F fares I hope they can turn a profit and stay flying they are a refreshing change.
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I also noticed that starting Oct. 1, SFO-LAX goes from $149 one-way in F to $284. I'm actually surprised at the amount of the increase, since I keep hearing that F does not sell out in advance on the short-haul flights.
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Yes the honeymoon is over, although to be fair the F and Y fares have been creeping up over a period of several months.
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Bummer! :(
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Just landed a $199 mid-week O/W SFO-SEA in F. UA wanted $189 for E+ :)
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Originally Posted by HSaxa
(Post 9922516)
Just landed a $199 mid-week O/W SFO-SEA in F. UA wanted $189 for E+ :)
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Originally Posted by HSaxa
(Post 9922516)
Just landed a $199 mid-week O/W SFO-SEA in F. UA wanted $189 for E+ :)
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Maybe it is my fault...
sorry guys... I told all the UA ppl that they were silly paying more to sit in Y on UA than to fly F in VX...
Originally Posted by auh2o
(Post 9913716)
That better be the case. Otherwise I could not fly them anymore. :o
But how much more than the current $1200 B fare from LAX-SFO get? :confused: You can go VX in F for a fraction of that ($149 + tax each way), it is flexible and it kills UA's product! |
Originally Posted by nermaljcat
(Post 9923920)
That's an easy decision :D. Have you flown VX F before?
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Originally Posted by HSaxa
(Post 9924877)
This will be my first time. Looking forward to it. Can I access the Club Lounge at SFO? :D
Virgin-Atlantic clubhouse access will cost $30-40, but provides free food and drinks (at specific times) and is Über cool. Here are the details: http://www.virginamerica.com/va/news...More&pageName= |
Originally Posted by Carfield
(Post 9918093)
VX's first class fare seems to have increased dramatically during the past week. I was checking some flights for September and October between LAX and JFK oneway. Most flights are showing $1074 oneway... with a few $900 and $800 fares in between. I even check October and November. Some of the flights going via San Francisco are $824. But the fares seem to have increased dramatically from the past...
Not sure if increasing first class fare dramatically is the way to go though? Any comments! Carfield Although I must say that I was a little surprised to pay $414 each this afternoon for our LAS-SFO flight... although with the weather meltdown at SFO and a US connection cancellation (thanks US for protecting me on flight 7 hours later, right!), I was happy to snag the last 2 VX F seats on a much earlier flight. |
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