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Re: What's up with flight prices
[Re: bspicer]
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05/08/2017 12:41 PM
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It is called flying from the mid-west. Not many good fares, almost always a connection or two and little choice of carrier.
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Re: What's up with flight prices
[Re: sasasal]
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05/08/2017 12:47 PM
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You are lucky that you are able to fly out of JFK nonstop. Prices out of NY are always MUCH less than anywhere else. Prices from Miami are way over $700.
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Re: What's up with flight prices
[Re: sasasal]
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05/08/2017 03:10 PM
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Being a few hundred miles closer has very little to do with the actual fare.
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Re: What's up with flight prices
[Re: Carol_Hill]
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05/08/2017 03:21 PM
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The airlines know that people living in Florida are wealthy so they charge them more to travel and give the lower prices to the less fortunate in the EAST! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" />
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Re: What's up with flight prices
[Re: islandgem]
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05/08/2017 03:24 PM
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islandgem said: The airlines know that people living in Florida are wealthy so they charge them more to travel and give the lower prices to the less fortunate in the EAST! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" /> If they were wealthy they wouldn't be living in FLA but in SXM <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" />
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Re: What's up with flight prices
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05/08/2017 05:58 PM
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deputy--Lighten up a little. I think that Elizabeth was making that statement tongue in cheek...
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Re: What's up with flight prices
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05/08/2017 08:12 PM
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Yes Carol, it was only directed at you as a joke, I guess some folks don't pay any attention to the symbols at the end of the posts. After having lived in Florida for a few years, I certainly do know that all people living there are not wealthy! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Yikes.gif" alt="" />
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Re: What's up with flight prices
[Re: EWortman]
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05/12/2017 12:11 PM
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EWortman said: I fly from NYC to SXM direct and we paid $390.00 roundtrip last year, at the moment direct flights are as high as 600 to 700 dollars, hoping they drop soon! Airline prices vary widely based on day of the week, time of year, number of stops and of course, the particular market you're booking in. IMHO, $390.00 for almost anytime of year is a reasonably good price for JFK to SXM for a n/s flight. We've had lower and we've had higher but I usually set my benchmark price at $450.00 pp r/t and go from there. I was quite surprised to see both the AA and JB pricing for our next trip dates in November and thought the numbers higher than previous years but that said, we didn't go to SXM last November so perhaps I'm mistaken. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />
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Re: What's up with flight prices
[Re: fabila]
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05/12/2017 05:57 PM
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We had an odd assortment of miles and points on different carriers so we actually cobbled together AA flights (one connection) out of White Plains and n/s JB back into JFK for November and I laughed in spite of myself when I realized how expensive those 'free' ff tix really were. When you start adding up the taxes and forward seats and possibly luggage, and then don't forget insurances........ or not, and those free tickets suddenly aren't as 'free' as you once thought they were. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/duh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/duh.gif" alt="" />
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