I receive a weekly (usually) listing of American Airline’s Net SAAver Fares to various domestic destinations.  Since my family lives all across the country, I tend to watch for fares to a lot of places in the dim hope I might spot a chance to go visit someone.  (I haven’t for several years.  Yes, years.)

Suddenly, the fares have dropped like a rock.  When I say “rock” I mean like a large boulder heaved off the side of a cliff.  One fare listing offered me the chance to do a round trip (with restrictions) weekend trip to Raleigh, North Carolina (where I could have BBQ with two very good friends) for just $135. 

Yeah, $135.  That trip was more than double that just a month or so ago. 

I could also fly from DAL (Love Field) to ORD (Chicago) for a paltry $120 and I’ve got family in Milwaukee.

If American Airlines is suddenly working this hard to attract customers for weekend flights, something has to have gone wrong with bookings very suddenly.    And if it happened to them, who else is suddenly gulping in fear?

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