Originally Posted by
sbm12
Which specific flights are you choosing? I see plenty of $231 r/t fares from either CO or UA departing LGA and plenty of $605 fares on either CO or UA while departing EWR.
And lest you suggest that it is always CO metal that is more expensive, the 4th from the bottom in that second image is operated by UA.
The issue is competition versus none, not who operates the flight. The EWR route has no competition while the LGA route (and JFK, if you're in to that sort of thing) does. That's what drives the pricing.
I'm sorry if my continued presentation of facts rather than hyperbole and emotion troubles you. But the facts are what they are.
What part of the EXACT dates and route I JUST supplied you can't you comprehend? 1. Go to CO.com. 2. Plug in ANY outbound CO flight from EWR-ORD on 12/8, and 3. ANY return on 12/10. 4. Your near-$1,000 fare is generated. Fly UA metal from LGA, it's in the low $200s. This is of course one data point, but it's backed up like many others (like the TOD upgrades that you deny)
Talk about hyperbole - I never once said "every CO flight is more expensive". If you haven't noticed, this is a thread that discusses CO treating EWR like it's own separate market and having fares to multiple markets that are 3-4x that of other airlines from LGA/JFK, even though, outside pax from say central NJ, all three airports are viable travel options.
Please stop twisting around my words to support your increasingly flawed arguments.