Don't ever Complain about CE
Jun 29, 2011, 1:51 pm
#31
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Jun 29, 2011, 4:24 pm
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Jun 29, 2011, 4:46 pm
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I think the OP meant no other airport alternative as that was the other part of my post. Of course I can't answer that bit that's my assumption.
Jun 29, 2011, 4:57 pm
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In a dummy booking for a last minute JFK-YYZ the Y and business fares were very similar.
The OP has probably suffered enough by paying £1130 for a 50 minute flight - we don't need to make it worse by criticising without knowing the situation.
The OP has probably suffered enough by paying £1130 for a 50 minute flight - we don't need to make it worse by criticising without knowing the situation.
Jun 29, 2011, 4:59 pm
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He willingly booked it knowing full well it was a 50 minute flight for £1130. Even if they provided caviar and champagne the value looks rather questionable, no?
Jun 29, 2011, 5:07 pm
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Absolutely henky, and given that AA are about to be the only carrier from the big 6/7 in North America to announce a loss for Q2, I'm sure they are delighted with the OP's choice!
Jun 29, 2011, 6:47 pm
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Airfare is largely priced according to demand, with far less in proportion to operating costs or quality of service. You'll find plenty of short regional flights (that mostly serve as feeders) that, when booked individually and within days of departure, book at astronomically high fares. Those fares have little to do with quality of service.
I think this is one of those cases where the only person who would pay such an outrageously high fare is someone who absolutely needs to be on that flight, given that alternatives exist. This doesn't appear to have much to do with the fact that BA (and other intra-Europe carriers) don't offer a very attractive C product, even in comparison with "typical" US domestic F (and JFK-YYZ isn't typical).
I think this is one of those cases where the only person who would pay such an outrageously high fare is someone who absolutely needs to be on that flight, given that alternatives exist. This doesn't appear to have much to do with the fact that BA (and other intra-Europe carriers) don't offer a very attractive C product, even in comparison with "typical" US domestic F (and JFK-YYZ isn't typical).
Jun 29, 2011, 10:13 pm
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Most of the time those A320s only run with 3 rows of CE anyway so clearly I'm not the only one that thinks this way.