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Old Jun 27, 2013 | 10:46 am
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Originally Posted by MisterBill
Same for me. I was looking at NY/PHL-AMS on 8/9 or 8/10 and back on 8/24. From PHL the best I find is $1022. From NYC, $1200 and up. I booked thru the cruise line and they had a $957 fare, which I wasn't able to find on Kayak or anywhere else (and they were $1200+ from JFK/EWR).
It may be that in peak season, on your preferred dates, the cheaper fares from NY area airports were already sold out. I tend to start researching fares to AMS 4 to 6 months in advance, over a flexible date range, and while the occasional quirk or sale fare pops up, the trend strongly shows leaving from the NYC area is cheaper.
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