Northwest Airlines Undercutting Fares

By Don Nadeau, on October 17, 2005, in Airfares

Apparently strapped by a bitter strike by its mechanics and maintenance workers, as well as charges (not proven) that it has become unsafe, bankrupt Northwest Airlines has been undercutting fares of other airlines on some routes, even during the peak Thanksgiving period. These cut-rate fares are showing up on Travelocity.com Flights. So far, we haven’t seen other airlines match these fares, as they’re apparently hoping that public uneasiness with Northwest will divert traffic. Because priceline.com has not been ticketing on Northwest, it is possible that some Northwest fares may be cheaper than your priceline bid on some routes. The choice of whether or not to use Northwest is yours.