Unadvertised AA/UA Fare War
Info here:
http://www.frommers.com/articles/3618.html
Anything under $300 ain't bad for a direct flight.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=544235
I thought I noticed this with Yahoo travel,
but just figured I was being paranoid. :eek:
When did this happen, and why?
not quite sure what this has to do with the fare war. :confused:
This isn't too much fun because nobody is matching.
Nope...no fun. I'm wanting to take UA at least 3 times this summer to SFO. Prices currently around $600 :td:
This isn't too much fun because nobody is matching.
This isn't too much fun because nobody is matching.
Emphatically disagree. This is an easy call because:
(1) UA SFO-IAD transcons have been running $500+ since the beginning of 2006. No reason to think there will be a summer fare sale when planes are now at record loads (80%+), no doubt will be even higher during the busy summer season.
(2) Best UA transcon fares have been from OAK (to match JetBlue) currently @ $350+. JetBlue fares are going up...ergo UA will go up, too. IMO the nonstops from OAK are not too convenient, 7:20am and the red-eye, vs. a huge menu at SFO.
(3) Both UA and AA are offering double miles for flights booked before June 1. Don't count on these generous offers to be extended. So you'll get 50% fewer miles if you wait to buy your ticket (excluding bonuses).
(4) $140+ (or $180 all-in) is probably the best transcon fare that we've seen on AA in a long time, even better than those $200 RTs we saw a few years ago when AA took on JetBlue at JFK. You can't go wrong buying this one, especially with double miles and a huge menu of flight times and airports on both coasts. :cool:
Do I wish UA would match? Hell yes, I would rather fly nonstop in E+. But for this deal I will gladly give up a couple of hours.
and let me know I wouldn't find
the UA $140 war-fares on Yahoo travel,
no matter how hard I keep looking there !
Was also curious why,
but nevermind.
But it looks like UA is showing zero interest in matching at their hubs.
And AA is not matching at AA hubs.
I thought I noticed this with Yahoo travel,
but just figured I was being paranoid. :eek:
When did this happen, and why?
i mean, airlines have sales all the time. but, i've never seen an advertisement that was a declaration of war.
But it looks like UA is showing zero interest in matching at their hubs.
Somewhat mitigated for me was that availability on the days I needed was limited to flights that didn't work particuarly well, and the cost was pushing $300.
Last summer was an entirely different ballgame, but I would note that after watching highish prices on transcons during spring and early summer, there was a nice, sharp drop in late July, and I was able to book what I needed then. That included UA.
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