While researching flights through United Airlines, I clicked an advertisement about a discount when purchasing an “Economy Plus” annual membership together with a Red Carpet Club membership. The description reads:
Save $100 off the regular price when you buy Economy Plus with United Red Carpet Club! When purchased separately, you pay $849. Purchase both now for just $774.
Err… $849 regularly… with $100 off… is $774? I hope these calculations are done in a different department than the ones about how much fuel the aircraft needs to carry for a given flight.
(If it makes anybody feel any better, I wouldn’t have paid $749 either; I was just curious about their Red Carpet Club pricing. The “Economy Plus” membership is borderline, at $349, or about six flights worth of individual upgrades.)
August 9th, 2009 at 7:00 pm
Sounds like Rainman writes their ads?
“How much is the savings?”
“About a hundred dollars.”
“OK, we’ll put that right on the web site.”
“I’m an excellent pilot.”