Originally Posted by
Gardyloo
I mentioned to him that they'd be cheaper if he started/ended someplace besides Canada, and he shrugged and said his time is more valuable at work than it is flying to Stockholm or Mauritius in order to save a couple grand in airfare. I believe that man is more representative of purchasers of D- and A- products than denizens of FT boards. I could be wrong of course.
Very good point, and I agree with his point of flying half way around the world (for no purpose) to save a couple grand. My scenario, while not geared to the business flyer, doesn't fly around the world for no purpose. Instead it turns one vacation, into two; granted a bit more expensive, but still a deal with the current pricing structure. Of course in my warped way of thinking, if the seats I want aren’t available on a flight, then that is just an excuse to make my vacation longer (never shorter).
Now, non-business travelers will, and even some business travelers may, baulk at these new fares. As you said time will tell. If ONE and CIR ex-HKG prices hold until early fall 2009, which I doubt, then I will probably book this type of itin for myself starting Q1 2010.