RussR
En-Route
I was on kayak.com/explore earlier, which if you don't know, lists airfares from whatever city you pick, to many, many other locations across the world. Perfect if you want to take an adventurous vacation and don't care where you go - maybe just looking for the cheapest flight available, and you'll make a reason for going once you get there. I've done this kind of thing a few times, and it's pretty fun.
Anyway, one of the flights it shows me out of OKC is to Lawton, OK on American Airlines. This flight is at the bargain price of $1103 for the main cabin. It goes through DFW and the journey takes about 3.5 hours total, not including TSA lines and such.
DRIVING from airport to airport, however, takes about an hour 15 minutes - 1:15. And the most expensive Uber option I could select right now costs about $162 (each way).
So I found this pretty funny. Who would willing spend over 3 times as much to take 3 times as long to get somewhere, in (presumably) less luxury? You'd have to REALLY like air travel.
I'm sure it's a random quirk of the pricing software at the airline, piecing together two separate flights, because I can't believe they're pricing that specific flight based on actual customer demand.
What other examples do you know of like this? I think to be considered, the flight would have to:
1. Take longer than another available method (driving, ferry, etc.).
2. Be more expensive than that other method.
3. Be more hassle than the other method.
4. Not offer additional benefits (like, you could use a cruise ship to get from Florida to the Bahamas if you wanted to, but at least you'd have the cruise-ship benefits on the way).
Anyway, one of the flights it shows me out of OKC is to Lawton, OK on American Airlines. This flight is at the bargain price of $1103 for the main cabin. It goes through DFW and the journey takes about 3.5 hours total, not including TSA lines and such.
DRIVING from airport to airport, however, takes about an hour 15 minutes - 1:15. And the most expensive Uber option I could select right now costs about $162 (each way).
So I found this pretty funny. Who would willing spend over 3 times as much to take 3 times as long to get somewhere, in (presumably) less luxury? You'd have to REALLY like air travel.
I'm sure it's a random quirk of the pricing software at the airline, piecing together two separate flights, because I can't believe they're pricing that specific flight based on actual customer demand.
What other examples do you know of like this? I think to be considered, the flight would have to:
1. Take longer than another available method (driving, ferry, etc.).
2. Be more expensive than that other method.
3. Be more hassle than the other method.
4. Not offer additional benefits (like, you could use a cruise ship to get from Florida to the Bahamas if you wanted to, but at least you'd have the cruise-ship benefits on the way).