Most Expensive CO Routes??
Nov 15, 2010, 4:38 am
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Most Expensive CO Routes??
Besides Micronesia routes... What are CO's most expensive routes?
Nov 15, 2010, 5:40 am
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I have no idea, except that I flew EWR-YQB (Newark-Quebec) a couple of times this year for $1,799 round trip. Each flight segment is 441 miles, so this makes it $2.03/mile.
This was on a CoEX E145. Because I am a CO kettle I was not allowed to sit in an exit row without a buy-up...
To put it in perspective, at this cost/mile, EWR-HKG would cost about $16,360.00 in economy.
Hopefully they would get more than the one cup of soft drink 90% filled with ice and the two tiny bags of pretzels provided on EWR-YQB.
This was on a CoEX E145. Because I am a CO kettle I was not allowed to sit in an exit row without a buy-up...
To put it in perspective, at this cost/mile, EWR-HKG would cost about $16,360.00 in economy.
Hopefully they would get more than the one cup of soft drink 90% filled with ice and the two tiny bags of pretzels provided on EWR-YQB.
Nov 15, 2010, 6:04 am
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Full J from IAH - NRT is about $16k.
Nov 15, 2010, 6:07 am
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Nov 15, 2010, 6:10 am
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On their own, for distance traveled, EWR->ABE and ZFV->EWR aren't cheap.
Nov 15, 2010, 6:12 am
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Nov 15, 2010, 6:44 am
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EWR-BOS (221 Miles) typically runs $770 r/t in coach and can be as high as $906 on CO. About $3.50-$4.10 per mile.
Considering that EWR-HNL (9950 miles) can be had for $600-800 on CO, this seems just a tad out of whack.
With Southwest and Jet Blue entering the EWR-BOS market prices are expected to drop dramatically.
http://www.northjersey.com/news/tran...h_JetBlue.html
Considering that EWR-HNL (9950 miles) can be had for $600-800 on CO, this seems just a tad out of whack.
With Southwest and Jet Blue entering the EWR-BOS market prices are expected to drop dramatically.
http://www.northjersey.com/news/tran...h_JetBlue.html
Nov 15, 2010, 6:50 am
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Also, you're not taking into account that the fare is roundtrip, so the cost/mile is more like $1.75-$2.05/mile, about the same as my EWR-YQB...
Nov 15, 2010, 6:57 am
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Also, that article is pretty awful in terms of accurate reporting. Even the AFWD guy quoted got a few things wrong. WN has announced their plans for those slots and BOS is not on the list; only STL and MDW are right now.
Nov 15, 2010, 6:59 am
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The new pricing in that market has already been published. Going from $415 one way to $49 one way is going to be a big cut in CO's margins on those flights.
Nov 15, 2010, 9:10 am
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There are both advance purchase and minimum stay requirements that can make the EWR-YQB route very expensive, even if purchased far in advance.
Nov 15, 2010, 9:24 am
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I sure hope not. EWR-ABE is a bus - Just looked it up for tomorrow, and got a fare of $997 round trip. Far better to just get to Port Authority and buy a ticket on Beiber Trailways, which runs every hour or two throughout the day, and is probably about $30. I presume ZFV is referring to 30th street station in PHL, but it doesn't appear to be bookable on the CO website.
Nov 15, 2010, 9:39 am
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This would be flights where there is absolutely no competition (especially if LGA/JFK) does not provide competition.
Some that come to mind :
EWR-BOS (until recently)
EWR-LAS
EWR-OMA (especially during Berkshire Hathaway meetings, this is the only non stop to Omaha from NYC)
Most of the international fares despite being non stops) are reasonable vis a vie the competition from JFK.
Some that come to mind :
EWR-BOS (until recently)
EWR-LAS
EWR-OMA (especially during Berkshire Hathaway meetings, this is the only non stop to Omaha from NYC)
Most of the international fares despite being non stops) are reasonable vis a vie the competition from JFK.
Nov 15, 2010, 9:43 am
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EWR / YYZ can be prohibitively expensive too.
Which is fly I fly Air Canuck or Porter depending on whether or not I'm going to downtown YYZ.
There are certain routes where, either due to pricing, scheduling, or equipment type (or some combination of those) CO is just not even in consideration.
Which is fly I fly Air Canuck or Porter depending on whether or not I'm going to downtown YYZ.
There are certain routes where, either due to pricing, scheduling, or equipment type (or some combination of those) CO is just not even in consideration.