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United and American Airlines place price caps on some cities to help Southwest customers get home
Many Southwest customers have been desperately trying something – anything – that will get them back home. But some passengers have been horrified to find other airlines posting last-minute flights to their destinations that can cost thousands of dollars. United and American Airlines say they have a solution: The airlines will place price caps on travel to and from select cities, the companies told CNN. Although it didn’t specifically mention Southwest, American implied the price caps were… (www.msn.com) More...
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My friend tried to fly from Phoenix to Minneapolis via SWA. He made it as far as Denver but never to Minneapolis. It cost him $1K for him and his wife to fly back to Phoenix.
Yes, they capped the prices at four times SW rates. Not a huge concession. They are still double the “pre-disaster” prices offered by the majors.
I looked at flying from the DFW area to PHL on January 10th. American’s fare was $338 and Southwest’s was $313. All of AA’s flights were nonstop and all of SWA’s required a connection.
Many years ago, for the heck of it, I flew during the Summer from BHM to the DFW area to visit relatives. Normally I drove twice a year as an easy two day trip but didn’t feel like driving this time. Always made it a two day going & coming as I liked to get off the Interstate to see things, once I drove the entire distance via two lane US routes just to be different
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No knock on SWA, but @ the time it was a connecting flight to DAL (now a nonstop) whereas a AA nonstop flight in a Mad Dog. I took the Mad Dog as I didn’t feel like going through a connecting flight & now treasure the opportunity to fly on a Mad Dog before they went away.
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No knock on SWA, but @ the time it was a connecting flight to DAL (now a nonstop) whereas a AA nonstop flight in a Mad Dog. I took the Mad Dog as I didn’t feel like going through a connecting flight & now treasure the opportunity to fly on a Mad Dog before they went away.
Many years ago, for the heck of it, I flew during the Summer from BHM to the DFW area to visit relatives. Normally I drove twice a year as an easy two day trip but didn’t feel like driving this time.
No knock on SWA, but @ the time it was a connecting flight to DAL (now a nonstop) whereas a AA flight in a Mad Dog was nonstop, it took the Mad Dog as I didn’t feel like going through a connecting flight. I treasure the opportunity to fly on a Mad Dog before they went away.
No knock on SWA, but @ the time it was a connecting flight to DAL (now a nonstop) whereas a AA flight in a Mad Dog was nonstop, it took the Mad Dog as I didn’t feel like going through a connecting flight. I treasure the opportunity to fly on a Mad Dog before they went away.
I drove.
With ripoffs like this they can do all the press releases they like about how they aren’t taking advantage of the situation in some markets while totally taking advantage in others.