Airlines Got $50 Billion & U.S. Flyers Got SCREWED!!! U.S. airlines received over $50 billion in Federal COVID-19 relief funds, far more than any other industry. How are U.S. airlines THANKING U.S. flyers and taxpayers as travel returns to normalcy? Raising fares and OVERVALUING EMPTY SEATS while SLASHING BIZ FARES for flyers originating in Europe. Airlines are once again DUMPING EMPTY BUSINESS SEATS in Europe at BIG DISCOUNTS while they simultaneously price gouge U.S. flyers. It's Manipulation, NOT Yield Management! Airlines claim price discrepancies happen in response to supply and demand mismatches, a process known as yield management. But don’t be fooled, what’s happening now has nothing to do with demand imbalance and everything to do with old fashioned price gouging. Take the following example, comparing New York-Paris business fares with Paris-New York. Same city pair, same dates, same cabin but with very different prices. Not Only Deceptive, Its UNPATRIOTIC! Are business seats between New York & Paris REALLY 470% more valuable compared with the same seat originated in Paris? NOOOOO! Airlines like American spin this phenomenon a thousand different ways, but the explanation is simple. They deceive U.S. flyers into overpaying while simultaneously DUMPING EMPTY seats in Europe at HUGE discounts. U.S. airlines prefer holding out for a few price-insensitive travelers rather than offering balanced pricing for everyone. Ironically, Europe originated fares are NEVER 470% HIGHER compared with U.S. origins. When your name is American Airlines, attempting to charge U.S. flyers 470% is not only deceptive, it’s UNPATRIOTIC! Fewer than 10% of business seats are sold at excessive fares (i.e. $7,792 above) while over 50% are sold using money or miles using promotional pricing (i.e. $2,500 or less). What Can You Do? Massive BIZ CLASS fares cuts are not limited to Paris-New York. U.S. flyers can fly comfortably and SAVE BIG by originating travel in Dublin, Madrid, Paris and Rome. Sample fares currently available are shown below. To qualify, members must meet the following requirements: • A varying advance purchase, ranging from 90-120-days to access the lowest fare levels • A 10 Day Minimum stay (reduced to a Saturday night stay only on select routes) with a 12 month maximum stay • "I" class availability on American, BA/ “P” class availability on United / “Z” class availability on Delta/Air France which may not be available on all flights • Depart the U.S. Tuesday-Friday and return to the U.S. Sunday-Thursday to access the lowest fare levels. • Fares are non-refundable and penalties may apply for changes Fares shown are round trip & are EXCLUSIVE of taxes as of May 11th, 2022. Access to these fare levels may be restricted on select departures where strong demand has allowed the minimum fare level to be bid upward. Fares have no specific expiration and may be removed at any time without notice Taxes from Europe are CHEAPER TOO! Check out the screen shot below. Carrier imposed fees and fuel charges on business class travel originated in the U.S. are $1,600 round-trip, but just $342.80 round trip from Europe? YESSSS and OUCH! Just another example of U.S. airlines slapping U.S. flyers in the face. Ready to Begin Your Search? Members interested in taking advantage of any of these buying events are encouraged to sign into their account by clicking here. Once you've identified your desired itinerary, select 'REQUEST FARE VALIDATION'. If you're unable to find these fares levels after running your initial search, that's OK. Proceed to identify your desired itinerary and pricing will be verified in the 'REQUEST FARE VALIDATION' process. SIGN-IN TO ACCOUNT REMOVAL INSTRUCTIONS: This message is being sent to you in compliance with the current Federal legislation. You must have either posted an AD to our FFA site, web-site, or requested information, or responded to one of our email letters. If you do not wish to receive further emails or any other information from us, or you have received this mail in error, or for immediate removal you may click on the removal link below. Unsubscribe