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Apr26
Same distance, same date, same carrier - 40% more by different route
I'm planning a trip to Canada and the US. I need to go London - Montreal - Washington DC - London.
A constraint is that I don't like flying back by night - so there are relatively few places I can fly back from.
Coming back by day from either Chicago or Washington DC, flights arrive quite late in Heathrow - and I live two hours from the airport. So really, it's New York (EWR and JFK), Boston and Toronto.
I looked at American Airlines for fares, coming back through New York or through Boston (because, unlike JFK, there's a hotel on the airport). The difference in fare is considerable. For virtually identical flights - and, of course, a virtually identical distance - it costs 1233.57 to come back through Boston or 766.57 to come back through New York. 60% more. Curious.
Equally curious is the fact that I cannot enter a pounds sign in this post! Note that the figures above are in pounds sterling!
One theory is that New York - London is more a competitive market than Boston - London.
Other thoughts would be welcome!
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