Wacky airfares, was Re: BRIT Question: Rail fares

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There was an article in the local paper today on how my state's 
congressional delegation (Vermont) is up in arms about how it costs 
more than twice as much to fly from Washington, DC to Burlington, 
Vermont, than it does to fly from DC to London ($770 vs. $330, IIRC) 


--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., "Sister Mary Lunatic" <klaatu at p...> 
wrote:
> Thanks for the airplane info, John.  Air fares are so weird -- my 
brother's
> best friend & wife got a deal on a flight from Arizona to Italy for 
$300.00
> each, but it costs more to fly from Arizona to New York, or from 
New York to
> Italy.  If you go online for ticket deals, you can save several 
hundred
> dollars just by landing on the right airline on the right day.  The 
prices
> seem to fluctuate wildly from day-to-day.
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Walton [mailto:john at w...]
> Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 4:47 PM
> To: HPFGU-OTChatter at y...
> Subject: Re: [HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: BRIT Question: Rail fares
> 
> 
> Alternatively, you could fly with British Airways for about 250 
pounds
> return, or easyJet (think UK version of Southwest Airlines) for 
anywhere
> between 55 and 200 pounds return, depending on demand.
> 
> --John