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Why It Costs So Much to Fly From These Airports
Texas in your travel plans? Use Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport and you'll face the highest average domestic airfare in the country: $477. Fly from the city's Hobby Airport—29 miles away—and you'll find one of the lowest average fares in the country: $299. (online.wsj.com) Más...This is old news in Minneapolis. When Northwest, now Delta, bought out Republic Airlines in the late 80's the cost of tickets went up. Not surprising, NWA now had a viRtual monopoly out of MSP!
ixlr8 - SWA may not have "Business Class", but they do have two above-coach tiers now... that basically let you pay to be one of the first to get on the plane (and pick your seat).
Kindda surprised that the small cities served by low-cost airlines are on the list... and kindda not. =/
Kindda surprised that the small cities served by low-cost airlines are on the list... and kindda not. =/
One word..."Southwest."
Fares from Sioux Falls are crazy expensive. Many people around here drive 3 hours (!)to fly from Omaha, a Southwest city, to get reasonable airfares and direct flights.
Fares from Sioux Falls are crazy expensive. Many people around here drive 3 hours (!)to fly from Omaha, a Southwest city, to get reasonable airfares and direct flights.
Yikes- Ken seems to echo the challenges of most. However, what really is disturbing is the officials that think that because a community has a certain industry they should pay more or less (oil, auto,etc). The real issue is that the airlines have purposefully smear the real cost of corporate travel so accounting departments cant get a handle on it. As with anything, measurement would be a step in the right direction. Looking at spot pricing never helps. Instead large corporations should mandate that expense software include a per mile calculation on the full price (luggage, etc) of leg flown. That would be a great start. I do that with my General Aviation aircraft to allow my peers to know exactly what it costs to fly. Add in a factors of door to door time and people would be informed. Somehow the customer lost the power in this game a long time ago. Airlines dont want to suck, they are made that way by outdated rules and lack of information.
To BUF...about $250...
Canadian airports are very pricey.