Why is B6 Routing Difficult?
May 2, 2011, 8:56 am
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Why is B6 Routing Difficult?
Hi All, any B6 pros out there that could give me an answer as to why when I attempt to do DCA-PUJ as an example, that I get no flights returned? Why wouldn't B6 realize that and bounce me from DCA-JFK/BOS-PUJ-JFK/BOS-DCA? Why does this not make sense and why isn't it seamless?
If I do BOS/JFK for my example dates I get direct flights out of either airport but add IAD/DCA into the equation and there are no flights available because B6 doesn't want to bounce me up to BOS/JFK
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If I do BOS/JFK for my example dates I get direct flights out of either airport but add IAD/DCA into the equation and there are no flights available because B6 doesn't want to bounce me up to BOS/JFK
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May 2, 2011, 9:48 am
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Hi All, any B6 pros out there that could give me an answer as to why when I attempt to do DCA-PUJ as an example, that I get no flights returned? Why wouldn't B6 realize that and bounce me from DCA-JFK/BOS-PUJ-JFK/BOS-DCA? Why does this not make sense and why isn't it seamless?
If I do BOS/JFK for my example dates I get direct flights out of either airport but add IAD/DCA into the equation and there are no flights available because B6 doesn't want to bounce me up to BOS/JFK.
If I do BOS/JFK for my example dates I get direct flights out of either airport but add IAD/DCA into the equation and there are no flights available because B6 doesn't want to bounce me up to BOS/JFK
.
May 2, 2011, 11:58 am
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Are you searching on a Tuesday or Saturday, the two days that BOS-PUJ service exists? I see flights on 28 May available.
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Flight Timetable -- BOS-PUJ for date: 20110504 at 00:00 on All Airlines
Carrier|Flight|From |To |Dep. Time|Arr. Time|Schedule|Equipment|Duration|Exceptions|
B6 |895 |BOS |PUJ |10:00 |14:04 |-----6- |320 |4:04 | |
B6 |895 |BOS |PUJ |10:00 |14:09 |-2----- |320 |4:09 | |
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May 2, 2011, 12:29 pm
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The problem with DCA-BOS-PUJ is the very short layover in BOS. The earliest DCA-BOS flight on saturdays seems to be the 7:55 AM flight arriving at 9:22 AM. The BOS-PUJ flight departs at 10 AM.
What are your dates?
What are your dates?
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May 3, 2011, 4:34 pm
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I was looking for sample dates with a slight chance I'd be going in August for a week, Tues-Tues works for any weeks in August.
May 3, 2011, 6:21 pm
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You could force DCA-BOS-JFK-PUJ-JFK-BOS-DCA, departing 8/2 arriving 8/9, for $1046.11 ai with two long layovers in BOS (20 hours and 12 hours).
May 4, 2011, 3:46 pm
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May 4, 2011, 10:00 pm
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? B6 won't price a through fare with more than 2 segments mostly likely because their network is not optimized for connections. Are you really surprised of the result when you try and force it? If Wed/Sat doesn't work for you then maybe its time to try another airline.