<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size="2">Originally posted by snake:
People really don't think about the true expense of operating an automobile. When you figure ... </font>
But at this rate (sic), why doesn't Travelocity add the following costs to that of flying:
* Parking at the airport
* Driving/Transportation to the airport
* The $12 tuna sandwich sold at one of the food places
* Time spent/wasted on layovers
* Time/energy/money spent when luggage is delayed.
* Money spent on computer/telephone used to book ticket
This seems little more than a way to make flying appear always cheaper than driving. The German Rail company also used such math in comparing prices of driving versus taking the train. Of course if you already own a car, adding some of the costs of driving (such as insurance/license/etc...) to the price of any transporation used makes sense, but they didn't do that, somehow...
[This message has been edited by SMessier (edited 07-01-2001).]