ISO Good Deals on Flight from LAX to PHL

Since United dropped my favorite flights I've started a search for alternatives. A cool place to look is Farecast.com. Farecast compares flights and prices from several airlines and travel sites, then has a very cool interface to fine tune your selection based on airline, arrival/departure times and other details.

Farecast has a neato Web 2.0 interface with sliders that change the results list in realtime rather than typing in numbers and clicking "Submit" then waiting for the page to refresh.

But what really sets it apart is how it analyzes trends in prices and tries to predict if they're going up or down in the future. You can see the price for your flight in the past, what it would be if you changed your departure or return dates, and what it could potentially be in the next 7 days (with a percent chance).

I also found people mentioning Kayak.com which also does a great job of searching and comparing prices from many sources. But if Farecast's prediction feature works (I'm doing a test on a trip I'm taking in a couple weeks), I could have a new favorite travel site.

What's up with United?

I used to travel alot between LAX and PHL, almost every month. There was a flight out of LAX around 1pm that arrived in Philly that evening. Then I would take an early flight back, getting in before or close to noon.

Now all I can find are these super-early flights on both directions, and a red eye from LA to Philly. It seems like USAir has taken over the morning and midday flights. I liked when United was doing them. Economy Plus rocks. So does being Premiere.

TSNF.