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[drv4truk]

Ooooops. try LAX-TIJ or LAX-SAN.

[DevSilv7]

LAx-BUR?!?!?!?! I can drive that in about 35 minutes depending on traffic. Who would fly that!

[Crazy764]

Originally posted by DevSilv7
LAx-BUR?!?!?!?! I can drive that in about 35 minutes depending on traffic. Who would fly that!

Some airline was even flying ORD-MDW...

[Luigi]

Originally posted by DevSilv7
LAx-BUR?!?!?!?! I can drive that in about 35 minutes depending on traffic. Who would fly that!

Ya, same here. 405 can be brutal though...but who in their right mind would actually pay to fly that route...

[Fredways]

Originally posted by Luigi

Originally posted by DevSilv7
LAx-BUR?!?!?!?! I can drive that in about 35 minutes depending on traffic. Who would fly that!

Ya, same here. 405 can be brutal though...but who in their right mind would actually pay to fly that route...

People don't. United operates LAX-SNA with some frequency. The flights primarily serve connecting traffic. Fares SNA-JFK are a quarter of LAX-JFK fares frequently on United, so flying SNA-LAX-JFK makes more sense. Plus, it's the extra segment and frequent flyer miles and SNA is an easier airport to deal with as an originating/terminating passenger.

[Pacific]

Again, let me mention "Stagecoach" of the UK.

Free busses
Triple Frequency
Paralell routes

As for the insanely short flights for gate hogging, it's kind of unethical but perfectly legitimate. They don't make that much money out of it...for now.

Gates running out in the US has made me start my Trans-Atlantic flights earlier than I envisioned, and I use the remaining 5 hours of the plane to hog a gate at another airport.

[Edited on 6/23/2005 by Pacific]

[Luigi]

People don't. United operates LAX-SNA with some frequency. The flights primarily serve connecting traffic. Fares SNA-JFK are a quarter of LAX-JFK fares frequently on United, so flying SNA-LAX-JFK makes more sense. Plus, it's the extra segment and frequent flyer miles and SNA is an easier airport to deal with as an originating/terminating passenger.

But that route actually makes some sense because if you live close or around LAX the drive down to Orange County would take a lot longer than if you flew there. That route actually makes some sense considering traffic down here in SoCal.

[piercey]

LAX-BUR??? One of the highest frequencies in Tokyo is haneda-Narita!!!

[Sunshine Airways CEO]

People are just trying to save up gates

[DevSilv7]

I just looked and saw LHR-LGW at some rediculous number. I think it was at 65x. Now you know that no one can make money off of that, its all for hogging gates. Now when I get my new planes I will have to fly them out of another city because people are greedy. But thats just business.

[botachelli]

Hi Devyn, I own JetShark and I admit I'm "gate hoarding" on the LHR-LGW route, it's due to the lack of gates available so when I want to expand or my alliance partners want to expand we have those gates available. You're right you can't make a profit on those but it is a business decision. When I build a terminal they will become available but until then try and see if someone let's one go at the change of the month.

[sutkowij]

Back to the fare subject, Hooters Air put a five times daily $1 fare on ATL-LAX, so I sent him a message saying that I wasn't going anywhere and then I put my fares at $.50 just to annoy him.

[Canadian]

He's got his on ZERO now...with 3 planes, 2 A330-300s with 2 freq each and a 757-300 with 1 freq...can you say BANKRUPTCY?

[Salomon]

Why dont real airline do that sometimes...

[tornado]

Considering the frequencies out of Heathrow, can Ijust say one thing!

I'm glad I fly out of Gatwick! lol

[actango]

Originally posted by AC787

Originally posted by Pacific

As for the insanely short flights for gate hogging, it's kind of unethical but perfectly legitimate. They don't make that much money out of it...for now.

[Edited on 6/23/2005 by Pacific]

That's up to the court to decide. A while back, Air Canada repeatedly tried to undercut Westjet, Canjet, Canada 3000, etc. fares on their routes. The airlines complained and AC was forced to put their fares at a price within limits.

I find that hard to believe, there must be more behind it. Jetsgo had "Loonie Sundays," nothing was ever done, and they had the sale every Sunday for quite sometime until they went under. Canjet still has 1$ websaver fares, and they are highly successful right now. So there must be more to the story than that...

[sutkowij]

I don't know exactly how the Canadian Gov. regulates airlines but AC was most likely trying to become a monopoly, meaning that they would have complete control of the markets. They have the power and the money reserves to force the smaller carriers out of business whereas Jetsgo Canjet don't.

All that is purely speculation I might add.

[actango]

Originally posted by sutkowij
I don't know exactly how the Canadian Gov. regulates airlines but AC was most likely trying to become a monopoly, meaning that they would have complete control of the markets. They have the power and the money reserves to force the smaller carriers out of business whereas Jetsgo Canjet don't.

All that is purely speculation I might add.

Jetsgo is gone, they went bankrupt in March. AC would never have a domestic monopoly as long as Westjet is around anyways...