Airline tickets so expensive!
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DeputyDan
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Well for one thing they figured out that you can only lose money for so long.
I don't think the cheap airfare will be returning.
The baggage fees (while we may hate them) have been a financial lifesaver for many of the domestic carriers.
I don't think the cheap airfare will be returning.
The baggage fees (while we may hate them) have been a financial lifesaver for many of the domestic carriers.
I booked about a week ago Chicago to Cozumel during summer for $500.
volvorules
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Just bought tickets for March 20-26 for $450 from DC...but to Cancun and not Coz. Flying straight to Coz from DC is way more expensive.
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Where are ya flyin from?
I can usually save $200-300 or more using the multi-city option on AA.com. We fly out of Chicago (ORD) which is a hub for AA. Fly into or out of Cancun (CUN) on one or both legs of your trip. If you can get to CUN non-stop you are going to save money. A lot has to do with where you start from though. Direct is best, if it is not direct from your home airport to CUN it may not be worth it. Last trip in the fall I did ORD - DFW- CZM to get there and on the way back CUN - ORD direct and saved about $275. I hope to see you on the Island. Do your homework. Good luck!
I can usually save $200-300 or more using the multi-city option on AA.com. We fly out of Chicago (ORD) which is a hub for AA. Fly into or out of Cancun (CUN) on one or both legs of your trip. If you can get to CUN non-stop you are going to save money. A lot has to do with where you start from though. Direct is best, if it is not direct from your home airport to CUN it may not be worth it. Last trip in the fall I did ORD - DFW- CZM to get there and on the way back CUN - ORD direct and saved about $275. I hope to see you on the Island. Do your homework. Good luck!
theduckguru
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Airline consolidation = less competition.
Mike
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Well, it's not just a Cozumel thing. Check flights to anywhere and you'll likely see the same thing.
I'm looking at flights to Tahiti right now and it's $2300.00 per person to get you to one of the outlying islands for the best diving. Basically about $1800 to get you to Tahiti and then almost another $500 for a 50 minute flight to another island.
Doubling the money supply is going to affect prices. Interesting to me that the first time we flew to Cancun in 1996 it cost about the same as this year. All years in between were cheaper. I think the airlines are doing a great job of selling us only what we want to pay for.
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