Wednesday, May 23, 2012

5-23-12 the airfare mystery

Remember that scene in Sleepless in Seattle when Jonah is trying to get enough money together to get to New York and meet Annie because he can't get his father to listen to him? He asks, "How much is the flight to New York?" and his friend Jessica, daughter to the travel agent replies, "Nobody knows. It changes practically every day."

I've got that beat.


So the lunchtime emails included the Frontier version of Southwest airline's Wanna Get Away for the Memorial Day weekend sale and I still can't quite fathom how a flight to Colorado Springs -- one hour's drive from here -- will cost me $86 each way, but I can get to Dallas for $56. Ok, so you're going to have to fly out on a Thursday at 2:00 a.m. and back on a Sunday at midnight to porbably find a seat at that price, but still... in what algorithm does it make sense to advertise a destination an hour from your departure for more money than a flight 1000 miles away? Vegas for $64, New Orleans for $75, New York for $108, but Colorado Springs for $86. SMH. And kinda tempted by that NOLA fare...

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