United is attacking American / US Airways fares to/from the West Coast. Availability vary based on city — here’s the availability by city pair.

Philadelphia:

• San Diego [SAN]
• Portland [PDX]

Miami:

• San Diego [SAN]
• Seattle [SEA]

Per Fare Deal Alert, also available from Charlotte to San Diego, Seattle, Portland and Las Vegas

Update 5/26/2016 @ 10:10PM Eastern – $20 price drop. Thanks to Jon for the tip.

Update 5/27/2015 @ 4:10PM Eastern – fare gone

Sample Travel Date:

• Sample from Philadelphia to San Diego
• October 24th – 29th

Fare Availability:

• Valid for travel from late August – mid December or January, 2016 – April, 2016. Must purchase at least 21 days in advance of departure.

• Please note that while this fare is valid at time of posting, if this post is more than two days old, the fare is likely gone.

How to Search for Availability:

• Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and use the following search criteria:
  • Departing from: PHL
  • Outbound Advanced Routing Code: ua+ /f bc=N
  • Destination: SAN
  • Return Advanced Routing Code: ua+ /f bc=N
  • (Click on Advanced Routing Codes link to enable advanced routing code input)
  • (For other departure cities, replace PHL with airport code listed above)
  • (For availability from other cities, replace SAN with airport code listed above)
  • Select “See calendar of lowest fares”
  • Length of stay “3-10” (This is just a sample, you can use any 7 day date range like 3-10, 7-14 etc)
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• Beginner’s Guide on How to Use Matrix by ITA Software
• How to Read Airfare Rules and Use It to Your Advantage

Fare Class:

• N

Elite Qualifying Dollars:

• Old: $154.42
• New: $135.82

Routing:

• PHL – IAH (Houston) – SAN (San Diego) – SFO (San Francisco) – PHL

Mileage:

• Miles Flown: 5,583 or 3.8 cents per mile
  
  
• Elite Qualifying Miles: 5,583 miles
• Base Redeemable Miles: 772 679 miles

How to Book:

• Support us by using our Priceline link to book with dates found on ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search. Make sure you enter  “United” on the Airline textbox in the Advanced Flight Options section

 

 

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• Go to the The Miami / Fort Lauderdale Flight Deals page

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• Go to the The Philadelphia Flight Deals page

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• Go to the The Seattle Flight Deals page

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• Go to the The Portland Flight Deals page

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