This morning my daughter flew from Syracuse to Cedar Rapids on American Airlines. It cost roughly $600 for a round trip fair. She flew round trip on United at Thanksgiving. It cost roughly $350. My son flew round trip from Syracuse to Minneapolis at the same time. His flight was $50 as a result of using frequent flier miles. Quite a lot of variation for essentially the same distances in a relatively short amount of time.
Both of them were delayed two days at the beginning of their trips, neither had delays on their return flights. Sure, the airlines let us change for free at the beginning of the trip due to weather delays, but the result was a two day shorter trip for each of them, plus extra trips to the airport. My daughter said this morning on the way to the airport "We sure go to the airport a lot, don't we?" She's right.
Ah, the joys of travel, holidays, and families going in multiple directions to spend time with families. FWIW I used Expedia, Travelocity, and United's sites when booking and planning.
Both of them were delayed two days at the beginning of their trips, neither had delays on their return flights. Sure, the airlines let us change for free at the beginning of the trip due to weather delays, but the result was a two day shorter trip for each of them, plus extra trips to the airport. My daughter said this morning on the way to the airport "We sure go to the airport a lot, don't we?" She's right.
Ah, the joys of travel, holidays, and families going in multiple directions to spend time with families. FWIW I used Expedia, Travelocity, and United's sites when booking and planning.
