Flights between unusual cities
Mar 29, 2016, 10:38 pm
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Flights between unusual cities
Back in 2009, I flew nonstop from DUB to YHM, which looking back on it is a really unusual pair of cities for a flight. I was wondering what other unusual combinations of cities have people on this site flown between.
Mar 30, 2016, 8:23 am
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Mar 30, 2016, 3:58 pm
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By flying in and out of YHM as opposed to YYZ the airport cost is lower so the airline can offer cheaper flights to DUB.
Mar 30, 2016, 4:19 pm
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Mar 30, 2016, 5:41 pm
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I've never been to DUB, but I'd agree that YHM is an unusual city. :P
Mar 30, 2016, 8:11 pm
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Mar 30, 2016, 8:53 pm
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Thanks for your answers, it's interesting looking in that old thread.
Yes,"obscure city pairs" does make more sense than "unusual cities". I thought Dublin to Hamilton was odd because YHM rarely has international flights (except for vacation package Sun destinations), and DUB-YHM seems like an odd route.
Yes,"obscure city pairs" does make more sense than "unusual cities". I thought Dublin to Hamilton was odd because YHM rarely has international flights (except for vacation package Sun destinations), and DUB-YHM seems like an odd route.
Mar 31, 2016, 2:08 am
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Low-cost flights from Europe to Canada are increasingly popular these days - I think you'll start to see more of these, particularly to secondary airports, as the 787 and A350 catch on.
LCCs have created all sorts of connections in Europe I'd never had thought possible before, too.
LCCs have created all sorts of connections in Europe I'd never had thought possible before, too.
Mar 31, 2016, 5:49 am
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Canberra-Wellington, starting soon on Singapore Airlines. It's also the only international flight (aside from Singapore) in CBR, but it's slightly less bizarre when you realize that while both cities are small, they're both national capitals.
Apr 1, 2016, 2:15 pm
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Flown it? Is it mostly bureaucrats?
Apr 1, 2016, 2:59 pm
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The flight commences September 2016. I am hoping to fly the inaugural but it depends on my schedule if I can make it.
I expect it will be mostly people flying between Singapore and Wellington rather than between Canberra and Wellington. Currently the Wellington connecting flights to/from SQ flights between Singapore and Auckland or Christchurch have many SQ passengers aboard.
I expect it will be mostly people flying between Singapore and Wellington rather than between Canberra and Wellington. Currently the Wellington connecting flights to/from SQ flights between Singapore and Auckland or Christchurch have many SQ passengers aboard.
Apr 4, 2016, 6:16 pm
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I've had some luck with some freakishly cheap tickets. A few months ago I took my wife to New Orleans and it was like 180$ for two tickets from Ord. Only there two nights but completely worth it.
Apr 4, 2016, 9:07 pm
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