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Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder2.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Auric Hellman <adhellman1@gmail.com> Newsgroups: misc.news.internet.discuss Subject: Re: What's In a Name Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 21:04:39 -0500 Organization: Sons of Rhodesia Lines: 40 Message-ID: <vh6a7o$33a39$1@dont-email.me> References: <vh3r67$2kpdm$1@dont-email.me> <eli$2411132307@qaz.wtf> <vh4q26$5v5h$1@solani.org> <vh5dj2$2u92p$1@dont-email.me> <eli$2411141905@qaz.wtf> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2024 03:04:41 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="f2ace4ce111ff2d722475d5d980ece6c"; logging-data="3254377"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18fBY9URm9y5V6C1XvjMR7TcQFFEFp+LBI=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:lDcWQL1iooQmEhAOdewqgUajg68= X-Antivirus-Status: Clean Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: <eli$2411141905@qaz.wtf> X-Antivirus: Norton (VPS 241114-6, 11/14/2024), Outbound message Bytes: 2461 On 11/14/2024 7:05 PM, Eli the Bearded wrote: > In misc.news.internet.discuss, JAB <here@is.invalid> wrote: >> On Thu, 14 Nov 2024 12:22:31 -0000 (UTC), Retrograde >> <fungus@amongus.com.invalid> wrote: >>> And I'll bet flying to Oakland is cheaper. >> >> Air flight time, no....but landing/etc...maybe not, unless there is a >> large difference in airport charges. >> >> Airfare these days I think are more dependent upon when booked, "who" >> you are (online), etc. > > I decided to check. Using Expedia I looked for flights from OAK to EHR > (Oakland International to Newerk, NJ) and from SFO to JFK for December > 9th to 13th. > > Oakland to Newark cheapest is $229. > San Francisco to Idlewild cheapest is $233. > > Four dollars. But the big difference is the cheaper flight has a two > hour layover in Las Vegas, while the other is direct. > > Elijah > ------ > price checking is fast and easy Flying direct to Kennedy compared to 2 layovers on the way to Newark for only $4 more is insane. But then, so is the entire airline industry. I had an emergency a few years back where I had to fly from Vancouver to Boston. I paid $675. The guy sitting next to me paid $96. Go figure. -- Dr. Auric D. Hellman adhellman1@gmail.com