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Just booked all my May & June flights as AA has gone Crazy! $140.00 Round Trip out of MIA plus tax comes out to $194.00 Can't beat it so Screw it, just planned ahead a bit for those weekend excursions.

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I wish that they would do the same for Rio, my 40th is coming up in a few weeks and I'd like to head down. I might be heading to San Jose instead if I can't get a good deal.

hey admin,how are you getting those fare's.......all i see is $190 plus tax at sale fare's............

Osgood, I don't know why you cannot see these fares but they are on the AA website. I found one in April around my birthday so I know that they are there. I am seriously thinking about using one as I don't have the money for a trip otherwise but my 40th is rolling around.

Osgood the weekend returns book up fast, to get the cheap fares you often have to return Mon,Tues,Wed. Try those dates you may still get the 140 fare.

no luck at that price.......are you using award miles as well.....

These special fares can only be found on AA.com® and must be purchased by April 1, 2005. Europe destinations are valid for outbound travel April 7 through May 28, 2005. Travel for all other destinations is valid April 7 through June 15, 2005. All travel must be completed by June 15, 2005.

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Those low fares make you wonder how they can do that with the price of
gasoline/fuel the highest in years!

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Some airlines like southwest play the futures market so have their gas prices locked in.

The Costa run is a big moneymaker for the airlines look how many of them have flights there. California costs $200 from MIA for a 4 hour flight and AA normally gets $250 for SJO which is only a 2 hour flight.

i,ve taken all your advice, and no fare's that price in the sale fare's.......i get an award's e-mail for $190 plus tax,so you lucky ducky's enjoy that steal of a fare............

cheer's, to goal and admin,not the day's i wanted, but hey,at that price..got a weekday mini-trip booked for end of may.............

Goal is exactly right, recently more and more airlines use traders who specialize in futures contracts and they buy futures in gas and lock in a much better price for long period of time to hedge against rising gas prices. And since their costs are now fixed and pre-determined, they are able to offer better deals on flights since the planes need to get filled. $190 is better than nothing.

By the way, the best deal that I could find from NYC in June is $475 on Delta.

Goal y Orange...thanks for enlightening me. That explains it.

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AMR has no fuel hedges past 31mar05. Market rate.

This is all about market share. Seats at that price are sold at a loss.

this happens each year during the high season to put the squeez on competitors. AA even adds a 4th flight leaving MIA at 11pm. Right. who's going to CR that late at night? Seems a charter group tries to muscle in every once and a while. AA fights back.

This isn't about making $$$, it's all about being the last man standing in the AirWars.

Then, Ouch. The prices to be paid when the competition thins.

Enjoy while it last.

HL

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