Originally Posted by hughw
I assume it must take quite a bit more fuel to fly from EWR to San Francisco than to Boston. RIght? WHy then is a EWR-BOS RT around $380 and EWR-SFO only about $25 more?
EWR-BOS is shuttle with a very high percentage business travelers. CO know they can charge the fare. Full Y is over $600 and I'd say over half the passengers flying EWR-BOS choose to have a Y fare ticket for the flexability or their trip is of short notice they have no other option.