  Lilpup Member Username: Lilpup Post Number: 2784 Registered: 06-2004 |
It costs $1,000 more to fly non-stop from Detroit to Minneapolis than Chicago to Minneapolis! The distance difference is just under 200 miles. Guess I'll be checking for that price differential more often and either drive or train it to Chicago! (roundtrip, that is) (Message edited by lilpup on September 15, 2007) | ||
Charlottepaul Member Username: Charlottepaul Post Number: 1700 Registered: 10-2006 |
"$1,000 more" What, are you trying to book a flight for tomorrow or something? | ||
Lilpup Member Username: Lilpup Post Number: 2785 Registered: 06-2004 |
Yeah, actually, I was looking at tomorrow, but even for tomorrow the price difference was there for Chicago vs Detroit. Pricing now for next weekend, the difference is still almost $700. | ||
Ray1936 Member Username: Ray1936 Post Number: 1929 Registered: 01-2005 |
Leaving Las Vegas October 17 to Detroit, via Chicago Midway, returning the 25th via Memphis, on Southwest AL. $412 total price for two adults (over 65, that helped a little). | ||
Focusonthed Member Username: Focusonthed Post Number: 1312 Registered: 02-2006 |
I seem to recall seeing this before with other airlines with hub cities close to each other...flying from one hub city to another is expensive. Try flying from Kalamazoo as well, which has flights to both DTW and MSP. | ||
Rooms222 Member Username: Rooms222 Post Number: 39 Registered: 04-2005 |
Leaving Sunday, if you change planes at O'hare, NW, United, and American are $472 r/t. Next weekend Fri/Sun r/t $427 NW $442 AA, if you change at O'Hare. www.itasoftware.com (Message edited by rooms222 on September 15, 2007) | ||
Lefty2 Member Username: Lefty2 Post Number: 135 Registered: 07-2007 |
try online @ expedia, orbitz, travelocity or priceline.com. stop in Chi. save hundreds! | ||
Lilpup Member Username: Lilpup Post Number: 2788 Registered: 06-2004 |
It was priceline I was using. It's just so stupid that stopping in Chicago makes it so much cheaper. Even the Detroit-Chicago leg adds over $200 to the fare - the Chicago-Minneapolis run was only $222, the Det-Chi-Min was $472, the straight Det-Min run was $1,222. Crazy, but still worth driving or training to Chi. if one has the time and not the money. | ||
My2cents Member Username: My2cents Post Number: 155 Registered: 10-2003 |
Check this site out and sign up for the "Air Fair Deal Alerts" for future travel FYI  http://www.farecompare.com/ | ||
Mikem Member Username: Mikem Post Number: 3471 Registered: 10-2003 |
quote: $412 would buy about 150 gallons of jet fuel. That's just enough to start a 737's engines, taxi to the end of the runaway, and maybe get halfway through the takeoff roll. Hopefully some of your fellow passengers are paying considerably more to cover the other 6000 gallons of fuel, the lease payments, maintenance and parts, salaries, landing fees, gate rental, advertising, ground equipment, training, etc. | ||
Rooms222 Member Username: Rooms222 Post Number: 40 Registered: 04-2005 |
Also, try lastminute.com (used to be site59.com). I put in next Friday/Sunday, and, for about $440 per person you got the nonstop and either a rent a car or a hotel room..... | ||
Viziondetroit Member Username: Viziondetroit Post Number: 1102 Registered: 11-2003 |
Mikem, If the prices weren't so cheap ANY other time, your gripe would be justified. Remember those factors when you go buy a car, get gas, by clothes, groceries etc... :-) | ||
Jiminnm Member Username: Jiminnm Post Number: 1418 Registered: 02-2005 |
This is also a good site for tracking cheap(er) air fares. http://www.airfarewatchdog.com (Message edited by jiminnm on September 16, 2007) | ||
Supersport Member Username: Supersport Post Number: 11682 Registered: 10-2003 |
Mikem, Sounds to me like the airline industry is an extremely inefficient industry. I'm going to start a letter writing campaign to politicians demanding that the mpg of these planes improved dramatically over the next couple of years. I will also suggest that hybrid technology be implemented so pollutions will be cut down as well. Now excuse me, I haven't hugged my tree today yet. | ||
Iheartthed Member Username: Iheartthed Post Number: 1624 Registered: 04-2006 |
$412 would buy about 150 gallons of jet fuel. That's just enough to start a 737's engines, taxi to the end of the runaway, and maybe get halfway through the takeoff roll. Hopefully some of your fellow passengers are paying considerably more to cover the other 6000 gallons of fuel, the lease payments, maintenance and parts, salaries, landing fees, gate rental, advertising, ground equipment, training, etc. 75 gallons -> the buying power of 1 adult 228 -> capacity of Boeing 757-200 (estimate) 75 gallons/adult x 228 adults = 17,100 gallons Or nearly 3 trips between cities. |
