$30 AA one way fares to some cities
#11
Yup, and then the flights get oversold and they start offering $800 vouchers at the gate.... for $30 tickets. Genius!
#12
Are we there yet??!!
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In the past the company has said that D3 charges were to cover the cost of the flight and to be cost neutral, at least something to that effect. So with this super cheap fares either we are flying at a loss or the company is making money on Non-Revs.Which is it. Yeah these fares under $50 aren't new. I saw a few fares last year (PHL-MCO) for under $30.
To be honest, I rarely give out any passes.To much of a headache for the traveler and non-reving is quickly becoming a thing of the past.
The previous poster beat me to the voucher thing.
Last edited by Thedude; 07-20-2020 at 11:55 AM.
#13
Are we there yet??!!
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I have been furloughed multiple times and if I wanted to travel I had to pony up and buy a ticket. Why should you be different?
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#15
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With the government paying the labor costs and cheap gas, we are probably making money on some of these.
#16
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American Airlines invented Yield Management. The $30 seat sold at a loss is better than an empty seat "worth" $X.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yield_management
I'd bet the price of the D3 is closer to what it takes to cover the company's costs of filling that seat.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yield_management
I'd bet the price of the D3 is closer to what it takes to cover the company's costs of filling that seat.
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But they were so generous to allow us to nonrev until 30JUN....when it was damn near impossible to get anywhere during that time. We never did get our “pro rated” fees back. I’m sure Saint Louis pocketed that money
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#19
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I think you misunderstand what I am trying to say.
In the past the company has said that D3 charges were to cover the cost of the flight and to be cost neutral, at least something to that effect. So with this super cheap fares either we are flying at a loss or the company is making money on Non-Revs.Which is it. Yeah these fares under $50 aren't new. I saw a few fares last year (PHL-MCO) for under $30.
To be honest, I rarely give out any passes.To much of a headache for the traveler and non-reving is quickly becoming a thing of the past.
The previous poster beat me to the voucher thing.
In the past the company has said that D3 charges were to cover the cost of the flight and to be cost neutral, at least something to that effect. So with this super cheap fares either we are flying at a loss or the company is making money on Non-Revs.Which is it. Yeah these fares under $50 aren't new. I saw a few fares last year (PHL-MCO) for under $30.
To be honest, I rarely give out any passes.To much of a headache for the traveler and non-reving is quickly becoming a thing of the past.
The previous poster beat me to the voucher thing.
#20
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I think you misunderstand what I am trying to say.
In the past the company has said that D3 charges were to cover the cost of the flight and to be cost neutral, at least something to that effect. So with this super cheap fares either we are flying at a loss or the company is making money on Non-Revs.Which is it. Yeah these fares under $50 aren't new. I saw a few fares last year (PHL-MCO) for under $30.
To be honest, I rarely give out any passes.To much of a headache for the traveler and non-reving is quickly becoming a thing of the past.
The previous poster beat me to the voucher thing.
In the past the company has said that D3 charges were to cover the cost of the flight and to be cost neutral, at least something to that effect. So with this super cheap fares either we are flying at a loss or the company is making money on Non-Revs.Which is it. Yeah these fares under $50 aren't new. I saw a few fares last year (PHL-MCO) for under $30.
To be honest, I rarely give out any passes.To much of a headache for the traveler and non-reving is quickly becoming a thing of the past.
The previous poster beat me to the voucher thing.
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