Did you hit snooze on that Transcon wide-open, once-in-a-lifetime deal last month? If so, you now have a second chance with one airline, although you’ll get gouged up to 5X more with another.
Remember that Transcontinental deal I told you about last month? The one that showed there were over 120 days over the next 11 months that had more than seven seats available?
I’d like to pour a little salt into that wound if you ignored that advice, just so you take me a little more seriously about a crazy amazing deal that you might never see again.
I’d like to but I won’t.
Because I have another one for you.
Supply, Demand, and Empty Premium Seats
Leisure travel is coming back relatively fast, with TSA reporting a million travelers going through security at U.S. airports on October 18. With leisure numbers increasing, that means many premium seats—occupied typically by business travelers—will be in high supply.
A Tale of THREE Airlines
United: The airline has slashed transcontinental fares (LAX/SFO-NYC) to $837 round-trip, which is as cheap a domestic premium service flight as you’ll ever find. The airline consistently has the lowest fares for both midweek and weekend departures.
If you have an anniversary, birthday, conference, or want to visit family “on the other side,” these are prime prices for flying in a premium seat.
American: Fare are fairly consistent at $1,417—59% higher than United. American fares are typically $200 less for travel departing on Saturdays.
Delta: Talk about Russian roulette… This airline’s fares fluctuate 5X, from $1,200 to $6,000. Delta offers New York to San Francisco for $6,441 for several days in early December—not even over a holiday. Delta fares are typically MUCH less for travel departing on Saturdays.