EWR-YYZ flights
May 18, 2010, 12:03 pm
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EWR-YYZ flights
Normally, I can usually rely on Continental for reasonable fares from EWR-YYZ for weekend trips (Friday evening and returning Monday morning). However, for the June 25 - 28 weekend, I'm having no such luck. The fare for a 1hr flight is almost $400! Anyone have any advice/suggestions ? I'm used to paying about $270 maximum for all other weekend excursions there.
I'm also open to going on Air Canada, but their fares are $400+!
Help!
I'm also open to going on Air Canada, but their fares are $400+!
Help!
May 18, 2010, 12:11 pm
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Its a good routing to use points on. Usually easy to find for 20k w/ Onepass and 15k w/ Aeroplan. Alternatively you can use LAN from JFK to YYZ which is consitently less than $300.
May 18, 2010, 12:48 pm
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Why not just fly Porter and save the cash for a mileage run elsewhere on CO?
Porter is considered one of the top airlines for quality in the world (given its size) and flies to the downtown Island Airport so you skip the entire hassle factor up at Pearson.
Porter is considered one of the top airlines for quality in the world (given its size) and flies to the downtown Island Airport so you skip the entire hassle factor up at Pearson.
May 18, 2010, 12:53 pm
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Their prices aren't much better either. Also I'm going to an area very close to YYZ, so while I could fly on Porter, I won't be visiting downtown much that weekend.
May 18, 2010, 12:53 pm
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Porter is great, but their fares aren't necessarily cheap.
The LA option is good if the times work for you
The LA option is good if the times work for you
May 18, 2010, 12:57 pm
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Any reasons why LAN is so cheap? Unfortunately their timings aren't the best, but somehow they always end up being the lowest price leader for that flight segment...
May 18, 2010, 1:03 pm
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Isn't there a CX flight that goes from JFK to YYZ? Is that airport a viable option?
May 18, 2010, 1:08 pm
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No I don't see any CX flights.. and yes any NYC airport to YYZ is a legitimate option
May 18, 2010, 1:45 pm
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To the OP:
NYC-YTO is a very tough market for finding cheapie seats due to the lack of discount competition. I'd suggest waiting a few more days if you can, bcause Porter often comes out with promotional code taking off 20% bookings made during the weekend, and Air Canada has been matching them as of late. Failing that, it's a great market in which to burn any airline discount certs/vouchers or to use the 20K Onepass redemption option (if you go the redemption route, I say spend the extra 5K and go with AC flights instead, they're much nicer than ERJs/Q400s).
May 18, 2010, 1:53 pm
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HeathrowGuy,
Can you please describe in a little more detail how to go about using the 20K OnePass Redemption option? I have about 10.5k miles on CO (I used to live around DC, and I have a LOT more miles on UA), so I would need to purchase about 9.5K (basically 10k) miles...
Thanks,
Can you please describe in a little more detail how to go about using the 20K OnePass Redemption option? I have about 10.5k miles on CO (I used to live around DC, and I have a LOT more miles on UA), so I would need to purchase about 9.5K (basically 10k) miles...
Thanks,
May 18, 2010, 1:59 pm
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Every other weekend, Porter and AC has those 20% off YYZ-EWR discount code on their sites. Wait and see if you get one of those.
May 18, 2010, 2:02 pm
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Any reasons why LAN is so cheap?
May 18, 2010, 2:11 pm
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You could do JFK-BUF on B6 for $200.00 RT. Then you would have to rent a car and drive to YYZ so all the additional time and car invested cuts into the savings.
Another comparison, US PHL-YYZ RT $571.00
Another comparison, US PHL-YYZ RT $571.00
May 18, 2010, 7:31 pm
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Normally, I can usually rely on Continental for reasonable fares from EWR-YYZ for weekend trips (Friday evening and returning Monday morning). However, for the June 25 - 28 weekend, I'm having no such luck. The fare for a 1hr flight is almost $400! Anyone have any advice/suggestions ? I'm used to paying about $270 maximum for all other weekend excursions there.
I'm also open to going on Air Canada, but their fares are $400+!
Help!
I'm also open to going on Air Canada, but their fares are $400+!
Help!
Whenever I see a fare anomaly like this (although ErrorCanada gouges one and all whenever they can), I think: "What could be going on?"
Answer:
It is the G8 2010 Summit in Huntsville, Ontario, Canada, which is about 2 hours north of YYZ and the only major airport is YYZ for all the so-called dignitaries and their retinues of fart-catchers plus the media shills et al.
Rest assured that all land crossings will be equally stupid.
Go to Montreal or Halifax or St. John's and enjoy yourself - unless you're an anarchist and have 'plans' to disrupt the Summit....
May 18, 2010, 7:56 pm
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