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Old Jun 21, 2010, 11:50 pm
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Originally Posted by Xero
I have always wondered why everything that flies to PDX is so expensive. The only route from California to PDX that has a more reasonable cost per mile is SMF-PDX. But SMF is a small airport, so why would this bring lower fares?
I think SMF has quite a bit of WN competition...
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Old Jun 22, 2010, 8:36 am
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Originally Posted by tusphotog
Compare the WN full Y fare to another airline's full Y fare. For example WN is $439 to BWI. UA is $444 to BWI, so a wash. But switch to DCA and the price is $844 or just under $700 if you want to change planes 2 times on UA.
So, for around $700 you get UA style pricing and WN style routing.
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