Airfare question for anyone who might understand... [View all]
...airfare pricing.
I figure some rather bizarre accounting and marketing plays a big role in this. I travel a lot for business. Either I am paid a per diem fixed by:
http://gsa.gov/portal/content/104877?utm_source=OCM&utm_medium=print-radio&utm_term=HP_01_Requested_perdiem&utm_campaign=shortcuts
...or they pay my S-corp a fixed rate. In either case I keep anything I don't spend. I'm motivated to find deals and cut costs. I live near Philadelphia. When I worked in Los Angeles, I would buy a flight from LAX-PHL-ABE because it cost $221 rather than LAX-PHL which cost $357. I would just not take the second flight. This was on USAir. I work in Atlanta now. Delta has a hub in Atlanta and charges $326 for the PHL-ATL flight there are 10 flights leaving about every 80 minutes all day. I also notice Delta sells flights from ATL-MYR (Myrtle Beach) for $410. I'm looking at flights on the 10th and 11th. The real puzzle is that to buy a flight on Tuesday PHL-ATL-MYR costs $81. What kind of bizarre accounting gives $326 + $410 = $81?
I have two options: A- pay $326 for the 7:45 AM to ATL OR B- pay $81 for the 7:45 AM to ATL and the 12:55 PM ATL-MYR.
As my cousin Vinny said, "I'm going with option B." No one follows you off the first flight and calls the sky marshals if you don't take the second one. But don't check any bags because their going to Myrtle Beach.
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