Just booked round trip MCO-EWR on JB...

[gkrangers]

...

185$.

Good grief......

Ok..lets do the math.

I have to fill my car 4 times to drive from FL to NJ.

At $45/tank thats nearly two hundred fucking dollars.

Making that a FOUR HUNDRED dollar round trip.

I'm sure stuff like this has been beaten to death...but wow.

 

[BlueBusDriver]

......and we DO appreciate your business. Enjoy the inflight entertainment as you relax in your leather seat.

Blue Skies........

BBD

 

[PurpleTail]

Yeah, poor people can't afford a car + gas so they either take the bus or a LLC flight...unbelievable. Just raise the ticket prices, people will still fly for the sheer convenience, otherwise Escalades and H2's wouldn't still be rolling off the lot.

 

[FlyBarneyJets]

Fill your car up for nearly $400 bucks round-trip, then just ride-share with 130 other people who like to chip in for gas.

 

[gkrangers]

......and we DO appreciate your business. Enjoy the inflight entertainment as you relax in your leather seat.

Blue Skies........

BBD

I liked xjet from dab-ewr direct, but getting dropped off at mco is no big deal...and for half the price..and a bigger seat...and tv...

And we all know the prices across the board are a problem for all of us....so...raise prices after I have a job and jumpseat priviledges.

 

[GuppyPuppy]

Yeah, poor people can't afford a car + gas so they either take the bus or a LLC flight...unbelievable. Just raise the ticket prices, people will still fly for the sheer convenience, otherwise Escalades and H2's wouldn't still be rolling off the lot.

I think you meant "LCC", as in low cost carrier.

LLC refers to a limited liability corporation.

GP

 

[JT8D]

...

185$.

Good grief......

Ok..lets do the math.

I have to fill my car 4 times to drive from FL to NJ.

At $45/tank thats nearly two hundred Fricking dollars.

Making that a FOUR HUNDRED dollar round trip.

I'm sure stuff like this has been beaten to death...but wow.

Apples and oranges. You are comparing one person in an auto literally to a form of mass transit (over 100 people on the same vehicle). Even if the fare were $400 (reasonable), which would you prefer? Bad comparison. Long haul in the auto is over. Rental cars are $28 bucks unlimited mileage at destination.

 

[gkrangers]

Apples and oranges. You are comparing one person in an auto literally to a form of mass transit (over 100 people on the same vehicle). Even if the fare were $400 (reasonable), which would you prefer? Bad comparison. Long haul in the auto is over. Rental cars are $28 bucks unlimited mileage at destination.

People frequently drive because they cannot afford to fly, and Orlando-NJ/NY is a very common "drive vs fly" trip.

Now, its cheaper to fly, than drive..for one/two people.

Thats just not the way things used to be, even when dealing with just one or two people.

When you get into families, flying is still "expensive" because of the number of people, vs the operating costs of a car which don't increase, regardless of the number of people.

 

[Stifler's Mom]

Drive vs Fly

Holiday Road

 

[JT8D]

People frequently drive because they cannot afford to fly, and Orlando-NJ/NY is a very common "drive vs fly" trip.

Now, its cheaper to fly, than drive..for one/two people.

Thats just not the way things used to be, even when dealing with just one or two people.

When you get into families, flying is still "expensive" because of the number of people, vs the operating costs of a car which don't increase, regardless of the number of people.

True. I was refering to single pilot auto long haul vs. fly. A family trip is definetly another story. Your orignal post didn't reflect this, however.

 

[Captain Overs]

I know I'm preaching to the choir, but shouldn't flying be a little more expensive than driving or Greyhound? Think of other businesses that charge a premium for same day service. If you want to get their quick you pay a higher price to fly, meaning you get there the same day.

Like I said, I know I'm preaching to the choir but haven't heard anyone else look at it from that angle.

 

[U-I pilot]

I couldnt believe prices recently either. A couple weeks back I purchased one-way IND-MCO 4 days prior and it was $144. (On Citrus)

 

[starcheck1]

Go with Continental .........its cheaper...EWR to MCO round trip for $156.00. Lots of $$$ to be lost on the Florida routes in the coming months.

 

[mynameisjim]

I'm sure there was a more expensive ticket you could have purchased, more than the $185 on JetBlue.


Why didn't you buy a more expensive ticket to help the airline industry increase profits?

 

[Vector4fun]

Here's what's crazy:

MCO-EWR, 815nm, $185 RT, $0.23 per mile

MCO-CHS, 276nm, $320 RT, $1.16 per mile

MCO-TLH, 198nm, $283 RT, $1.43 per mile

which is the exact same price as:

MCO-TUL, 872nm, $283 RT, $0.32 per mile

which is not nearly as good a deal as:

MCO-ORD, 874nm, $153 RT $0.18 per mile.

In addition, do ya figure the costs to maintain a ticket counter and gate are higher at ORD and EWR, or at TLH, CHS, and TUL?????

 

[gkrangers]

Go with Continental .........its cheaper...EWR to MCO round trip for $156.00. Lots of $$$ to be lost on the Forida routes in the coming months.

Wow, I got screwed...I figured JB would be the cheapest...

 

[Capn Mike]

Wow, I got screwed...I figured JB would be the cheapest...

Not sure what dates you are traveling, but as an example 10/17 and 10/23 you could travel for 155.40 on JB. CAL on that date indicated 205.40. This is including all taxes and fees on both airlines.

Out of JFK, JB is often more expensive than Song by $5-$10 a flight.

Some will absolutely chase the lowest price. Other people will go for a particular carrier regardless of the price. To each their own.

Mike