It's my belief that North American has always charged this fare. I can't confirm this, but we've been flying into SDQ and STI for over 2 years now on a regular schedule and I don't think that has had any affect on AA pricing. I guess they don't consider us a competitor. But with Jet blue coming in, this might change. When you have 3 or four competitors going into the same market from the same city, prices can't vary too much, maybe $20-$50 difference roundtrip.
I guess it boils down to preference.
Oh, we also have leather seats as someone mentioned about Jet blue but I don't think that makes much of a difference. I prefer comfort first regardless of what type of seat covering it comes from.
