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Old Jul 3, 2013 | 7:20 pm
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rehoult
 
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Originally Posted by freeloader
So I see today that the megado prices got reduced... And they are refunding the difference for those already paid...

My question - I thought this was a nonprofit, break even event - how then is this possible??
Originally Posted by sbm12
Well, they changed the charter plane. That likely affected the price point. Also possible that additional sponsors were brought on board.
Correct. Air Canada was charging 35% more for their 321 than UA charged for their 787 last year. So changing back to a UA 737 results in a significant cost savings that is being passed on.
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