Originally Posted by All That Jazz

You have a thing for proving people wrong, don't you? :eek: You don't do it in a very pleasant manner... Just sayin' ;)

Originally Posted by guv1976 (Post 9199779)

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Not sure what you found unpleasant about my post. Some airports, like LGA and DAL, do have legal restrictions on destinations that can be served by them. I don't think that such a restriction applies to BUF, but am certainly willing to be educated by the poster. Perhaps he just meant that current economic realities limit BUF's air service, or perhaps he meant something else.

Originally Posted by rankourabu

Absolutely meant the economic realities and the fact its a non-hub city. There is no way of getting very far from BUF non-stop, its just how it is, being a regional airport. Limitations being that one can go YYZ to many European and Asian cities it non-stop while flying out/into BUF requires connection.



I am certainly aware that BUF's runways could accomodate large planes and long haul flights, but somehow I dont see a BUF-LHR happening anytime soon.

Originally Posted by guv1976 (Post 9205082)

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Thanks for the clarification.

Originally Posted by rankourabu

Getting OT here, but did BUF really have transcontinentals back in the day?

Thats pretty interesting! How long ago was it, what airlines?

Originally Posted by All That Jazz (Post 9159356)

Hi all,

Those of you who fly to/from/within Canada know how outrageously expensive it is in comparison to domestic travel in the US. The easy solution for us Torontonians, to the best of my understanding, is to travel by land out to Buffalo airport, just across the border, and fly out of there - often for less than half the price. Here's my planned itinerary for a weekend in Washington DC, about 10 days from now:

Outbound flights: BUF-DTW-BWI, roughly 3.5 hours including connection time in Detroit.
Actual travel: My place > Public transit to bus depot > Bus to Buffalo > Public transit from bus depot to airport > BUF-DTW-BWI > Public transit from Baltimore airport to my friend's place in DC.
Total travel time, door to door, including wait times: close to 11 hours. :eek:

Similar itinerary on the way back (flying via Cleveland, shorter flights and connection, but longer bus ride back to Toronto).

Total cost (roundtrip): $161 airfare (NW and CO) + ~$45 bus fare + local transit = ~$210.

Alternative: Direct flights YYZ-BWI or YYZ-WAS at about $400 :td:, should take around 4-5 hours each way, door to door.

What do you guys think? Has anybody from Toronto ever used the BUF airport for domestic flights in the US? Any relevant tips?

Thanks! :)