Originally Posted by
AAbuzzard
Man, those of you who are living in hubs are just so lucky: Those of us in the hinterland (e.g., LBB) really can't take advantage of these special fares. Not only does the hop to DFW add $$$, but it eats away a lot of time. But then, we don't have the traffic problems that you guys have....
I think that doesnt reallt reflect the reality...
Since I moved away from DTW (a NW hub with only 4 AA destinations) to DFW I might get a bunch of NetSavers shot over every weekend but cant use these ones in 90% of the cases.
In opposite to this, the regular fares are about 20% higher than before but with only half the mileage since now I HAVE to fly direct DFW-LAX instead before connecting through DFW from DTW for an even cheaper fare
The only advantage I see in living at the hubs, in case of irrops and excessive delays I just go later to the airport or go back home instead of digging for an overpriced hotel as I had to do before.