Why the ticket is getting more expensive again?
Nov 13, 2011, 4:05 pm
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Yes, unfortunately, I won't be in FLL anymore. That's why FLL is getting more extremely expensive. FLL is an trashed fare! Why can't get a real cheapest the reasonable fare? Those customers who had it rights to get a special fare from PHX-FLL. Like as $210 or $150 R/T all-in.
Nov 13, 2011, 4:13 pm
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Yes, unfortunately, I won't be in FLL anymore. That's why FLL is getting more extremely expensive. FLL is an trashed fare! Why can't get a real cheapest the reasonable fare? Those customers who had it rights to get a special fare from PHX-FLL. Like as $210 or $150 R/T all-in.
Airlines aren't charities, they're for-profit businesses. They don't exist to hand out low fares freely. They do that, they then go out of business.
Nov 13, 2011, 4:29 pm
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Nov 13, 2011, 4:31 pm
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Nov 13, 2011, 4:44 pm
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This thread is absurd. Airfare fluctuates: If you don't understand that, you're beyond help from this board. That's like someone going on a rant at a gas station and saying:
"I used to buy gas from Exxon and it was only like $50 to fill my truck up. Now it's $80! I'm never buying from Exxon again!!!"
Ignorance such as this is dangerous.
"I used to buy gas from Exxon and it was only like $50 to fill my truck up. Now it's $80! I'm never buying from Exxon again!!!"
Ignorance such as this is dangerous.
Nov 13, 2011, 4:58 pm
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Additionally, if the OP determines places he plans to go to based upon airfare to that destination alone, then he doesn't truly understand what travel is.
Nov 13, 2011, 5:33 pm
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Granted, there is much more complexity in revenue management, but this fare is most certainly fair. Not everything can be mileage-runnable. Structure fares from Phoenix to Florida tend to run in the $300 r/t range, which is not unreasonable to most.
Nov 13, 2011, 5:35 pm
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Nov 13, 2011, 6:16 pm
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Because on a $150 fare, Delta nets about $120 of it. On a PHX-ATL-FLL-ATL-PHX routing, that comes out to a yield of 2.77 cents per mile. My guess is that Delta can fill its planes with other passengers willing to pay more than next-to-nothing than take that fare.
Airlines aren't charities, they're for-profit businesses. They don't exist to hand out low fares freely. They do that, they then go out of business.
Airlines aren't charities, they're for-profit businesses. They don't exist to hand out low fares freely. They do that, they then go out of business.
Nov 13, 2011, 6:43 pm
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I would considered to DL will have reduced the reasonable fare from $400 to $210 R/T all-in.
Nov 13, 2011, 6:46 pm
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Are you even reading the replies you're getting? Honestly.
Nov 13, 2011, 6:56 pm
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For what it's worth, I just did a dummy booking (1/11-1/14/2012) from PHX-ATL, and then PHX-FLL. To ATL a/i is $339, to FLL is $350. That's from a Wednesday to Saturday, as well. Complain away... If you think you can rationally justify it.
Last edited by northwest_buckeye; Nov 13, 2011 at 8:25 pm Reason: added the dummy booking
Nov 13, 2011, 6:59 pm
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Nov 13, 2011, 7:03 pm
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alternatively, why not burn 25k miles?
EDIT:
For example can fly US:
$237
Phoenix (PHX) to Miami (MIA) - Fri, Nov 25 Hide Details
Phoenix (PHX) to Charlotte (CLT) - Fri, Nov 25
US Airways 680 Dep: 6:30am Arr: 12:19pm 3h 49m Airbus A320 Coach (R)
Layover in CLT 0h 56m
Charlotte (CLT) to Miami (MIA) - Fri, Nov 25
US Airways 1675 Dep: 1:15pm Arr: 3:19pm 2h 4m Boeing 737 Coach (R)
Miami (MIA) to Phoenix (PHX) - Wed, Nov 30
Miami (MIA) to Charlotte (CLT) - Wed, Nov 30
US Airways 944 Dep: 10:15am Arr: 12:22pm 2h 7m Boeing 737 Coach (R)
Layover in CLT 0h 38m
Charlotte (CLT) to Phoenix (PHX) - Wed, Nov 30
US Airways 303 Dep: 1:00pm Arr: 3:40pm 4h 40m Airbus A321 Coach (R)