Consider: Search for lowest fare via Orbitz

NY to Montreal (668 miles RT) or
NY to London (6940 miles RT)

Dates:
Depart 12/11/02 (Wed.)
Return 12/17/02 (Tues.)
37-day advance purchase

LGA - YUL
Base fare - $158, taxes $38, fee $5 = 201

JFK - LHR
Base fare - $213, taxes $91, fee $5 = 309

United was cheapest for both.

Why is flying to Montreal, per mile, more than six times as expensive as flying to London??

Even calculating cost/mile on the base fare only, subtracting taxes and fees, the cost for flying to Montreal is even MORE expensive, 7.5 times as expensive.

What happened to economies of scale?...

[This message has been edited by anonplz (edited 11-04-2002).]