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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
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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