Dealing with airlines and fares

Thanks for all the replies and ideas.


I still haven't booked, but I checked Continental's fares again, for Newark and Philly.

I can get a non-stop from Newark for $426.

Or I can get a one-stop from Philly for $240. And the kicker is: I would change planes in Newark!


I am FLIPPING out!

Edit: mistake

Quote: DJTeddyBear

Thanks for all the replies and ideas.


I still haven't booked, but I checked Continental's fares again, for Newark and Philly.

I can get a non-stop from Newark for $426.

Or I can get a one-stop from Philly for $240. And the kicker is: I would change planes in Newark!


I am FLIPPING out!

At least you can fly back into Newark and go home from there, throwing away the last portion of your ticket, if you don't check any bags. My friend from Central Jersey takes the NJT/Amtrak and then SEPTA to the Phila airport and that seems to work pretty well for him. You'd only have to make the trip once.

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Quote: DJTeddyBear

Thanks for all the replies and ideas.


I still haven't booked, but I checked Continental's fares again, for Newark and Philly.

I can get a non-stop from Newark for $426.

Or I can get a one-stop from Philly for $240. And the kicker is: I would change planes in Newark!


I am FLIPPING out!

At least you can fly back into Newark and go home from there, throwing away the last portion of your ticket, if you don't check any bags. My friend from Central Jersey takes the NJT/Amtrak and then SEPTA to the Phila airport and that seems to work pretty well for him. You'd only have to make the trip once.

That's fine, but if you plan on getting any frequent flyer miles, don't. They will not credit them if you don't show up for the entire itinerary.

Quote: DJTeddyBear

Or I can get a one-stop from Philly for $240. And the kicker is: I would change planes in Newark!

I am FLIPPING out!

I would be, too.

have you treid talking to an actual person at Continental? Star with the call center and try to reach a supervisor quickly. You might get a deal that way, though it's a long shot. Or try talking to a travel agent. I know B&M travel agencies are pasee, but they still know more tricks than mere mortals.

Ouch. $ 741 rt from Pittsburgh ? Was that for just one person, or two ?
Regardless, I feel your pain. I had to book a CLE to LAS for $ 470,
because I had already used a Frequent Flier ticket for the Mrs.

Anyway, Southwest has some good offers to get bonus credits. For example,
if you rent an Alamo car, even for one day, you get 2 credits or 1/8th of
a round trip ticket.

Fortunately, I live near a small regional airport and dropping in there
to get a rental car is convenient, easy, and fast.

We're going to LV for the first 2 weeks of August. It should be nice and
cool then, right ? :)

Try Islip Airport on Long Island (about 60 miles from Hackensack). It is closer than Philadelphia and Southwest Airlines flies non stops to Vegas from there.

SouthWest from Philly or Islip isn't much cheaper than Continental from Newark.

Spirit out of A.C. is very cheap - if I don't mind spending a few hours in Miami...

I think I'm gonna end up bending over and letting Continental stick it to me.


I called Continental. I got a very sweet lady on the phone who was very sympathetic, but could not help at all.

She did agree that the pricing was crazy, but that its standard policy because Newark is a hub for Continental. I.E. Prices are cheaper for connecting at a hub, than for flying out of the hub.

In an almost pleading manner, I asked if there was anything she could do. She said she could book it just as easily as I could online, but if she books it, it's an extra $20.

And that was "Have a nice day" time....



By the way, in case you haven't guessed, I'm STILL flipping out.

Quote: DJTeddyBear

Spirit out of A.C. is very cheap - if I don't mind spending a few hours in Miami...

If Spirit got its act together, it would coordinate its flights through Detroit to connect with the Vegas flights. With that $16 fare for ACY to DTW, it could be interesting. But Spirit's structure has long had a number of peculiarities like that, including flying all over Central America except to the one destination where it has its maintenance base.

Have you tried searching one-way flights on different carriers? Also, are the prices you posted before or after taxes (sorry if you mentioned this and I missed it)?