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What the fuck is going on with United Airlines

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According to their app, a round trip from Beijing to SFO is EIGHTEEN THOUSAND FUCKING DOLLARS for basic economy. Beijing to Newark is 9000. According to Expedia, Beijing to SFO through Newark is 2700 for basic economy. Apparently going halfway around the world and adding a transcontinental flight on the end reduces your ticket price by 15000 dollars?

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Chapo_is_Red [he/him]@hexbear.net
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I’ve had Chinese friends complaining about the cost of flights pretty much since they started doing regular flights in/out of China a year or two ago

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The current basic economy fare is more than 3x what the first class fare used to be, Jesus Christ

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