Major airlines are expected to lose over 9 billion dollars this year. We do expect the major airlines will cut back on capacity this fall and winter.
We also know that the airlines want to raise airfares and today United Airlines is giving us and the other airlines notice of what they think domestic airfares should be.
What United wants and what United gets are two different things. When you see the prices they want for this sale you almost think we are in a time warp or on a different planet. This sale requires a 21 day advance purchase. You can't fly until August 17 which begins the slower, less in demand fall season and you must complete travel by September 7, 2009, Labor Day.
Now this may be a Labor Day sale but I think you will do much better with our airfare sales being offered currently by Southwest and AirTran which by the way United has matched their prices.
This is a very confusing airfare sale. We believe it's a message of what might come this fall but, I expect many of you will stay home before paying as must as double what you would pay today.
Listed below are the current roundtrip sale airfares which American, Delta, AirTran, Continental, and US Airways have all matched.
The good news as long as we have competition you should be able to fly across America at a reasonable price.
| Departure City To Destination City | Current Lowest Airfare Price | United's Wish List Airfare Sale Price |
| New York City To Los Angeles | $198 RT | $300 RT |
| Dallas To San Francisco | $218 RT | $318 RT |
| Phoenix To Boston | $178 RT | $506 RT |
| Washington DC To Las Vegas | $168 RT | $338 RT |
| Philadelphia To Seattle | $198 RT | $362 RT |
| Charlotte To San Diego | $228 RT | $422 RT |
| New Orleans To Orange County | $198 RT | $378 RT |
| San Antonio To Hartford | $192 RT | $298 RT |
| Kansas City To Norfolk | $134 RT | $252 RT |
| Raleigh To Portland OR | $198 RT | $300 RT |
| Oakland To New Orleans | $198 RT | $338 RT |
| Baltimore To Burbank | $198 RT | $318 RT |
