More proof of airline pricing insanity
Jan 8th, 2003, 04:30 AM
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More proof of airline pricing insanity
And they want to know why people try to circumvent their pricing rules?
The USAir RT price to fly from Raleigh-Durham (RDU) to Sarasota is currently $184.50, and you connect through Charlotte. But if you drive to Charlotte (a drive of about 2 hrs.) to avoid having to take a 2-leg flight, the price for flying from Charlotte to Sarasota is $257.00! In other words, you have to pay almost $70 to take a shorter, non-stop flight!
Hey, US Air: DUH!!!!
The USAir RT price to fly from Raleigh-Durham (RDU) to Sarasota is currently $184.50, and you connect through Charlotte. But if you drive to Charlotte (a drive of about 2 hrs.) to avoid having to take a 2-leg flight, the price for flying from Charlotte to Sarasota is $257.00! In other words, you have to pay almost $70 to take a shorter, non-stop flight!
Hey, US Air: DUH!!!!
Jan 8th, 2003, 04:34 AM
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(Just in case there are those inveterate flame-meisters who wonder why I would drive to Charlotte: I live rather west of Raleigh-Durham, so the drive isn't so bad to get to a nice airport and avoid the hazards and hassles of making connecting flights -- not to mention that the flight from RDU to CLT is so short that it stays at a low altitude and can be uncomfortable in iffy weather.)
Jan 8th, 2003, 04:24 PM
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Oh, X, you always add so much to the discussion.
What JPO has found happens all over the country to people who live in non-major cities, which includes Charlotte. RDU is about to become a minor battleground between American, USAir, and a few other airlines, while Charlotte is pretty much locked up with USAir, hence the stupid pricing. It's often much cheaper to fly 3000 miles coast to coast than it is to fly 500 miles from one state to the next.
For the record: I don't think JPO was implying he could run USAir, but rather referring to people who play games with ticketing to get around unfair pricing.
(Also, Yahoo was in fact reporting that it was a SW flight for a short time until they corrected it, although it took quite a bit longer for them to link the flight up with Mesa. Still, Lotte could have checked elsewhere or turned on the TV, where they had it right.)
What JPO has found happens all over the country to people who live in non-major cities, which includes Charlotte. RDU is about to become a minor battleground between American, USAir, and a few other airlines, while Charlotte is pretty much locked up with USAir, hence the stupid pricing. It's often much cheaper to fly 3000 miles coast to coast than it is to fly 500 miles from one state to the next.
For the record: I don't think JPO was implying he could run USAir, but rather referring to people who play games with ticketing to get around unfair pricing.
(Also, Yahoo was in fact reporting that it was a SW flight for a short time until they corrected it, although it took quite a bit longer for them to link the flight up with Mesa. Still, Lotte could have checked elsewhere or turned on the TV, where they had it right.)
