I used to post about the cheap fares you guys who live on the east coast or eastern third of the country at least, could get away with compared to what I have to pay from California. But no more! You guys are getting gouged on your 3-4 hour flights as bad as I am on what amounts to a 12-14 hour deal for me, including layover time.
I did some advance checking a couple of weeks ago for next Labor Day week and saw a round trip on AA from SFO to
POP for $709. Nearly booked it right then and there, but need to hold off until the new year to plan anymore trips.
What I really wish would happen is for
Southwest to gain a foothold in the Caribbean and throw some serious competition to the other guys. They fly into Ft. Lauderdale and it would seem to be a natural extension for them to add in an international destination only a couple of hours away, as their 757's would make that round trip easily without the need to pay exhorbitant surcharges to refuel.
If they ever added multiple routes to the DR airports, they would own the country inside of a year. And if you live in a city that is serviced by Southwest, you would never board another carrier to fly there again.
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