Someone please explain to me how these Plane Ticket prices are created!!!!!!!!

[steppinthrax]

OK

I got a round trip tickets to China. United Airlines (economy) Baltimore -> Beijing (no stops) $879!!!! On the same exact site you see tickets significantly expensive for longer layovers and more stops. Some tickets have 3 different transfers and 2 to 4 hour layovers for $2,100 !!!!!!! Who would pay that. Who do they think would even do that.

I was looking at first class tickets!!!! $8,000 and you have 3 stops. and a 1 hour layover at each. How is this considerd first class. How do they come up with these prices.

 

[JohnCU]

it's magic man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Barfo]

They have monkeys locked up in offices, setting the prices.

 

[LeetViet]

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[DrPizza]

What's wrong with a 1 hour layover? You're going to be saying "shit shit shit" on the plane when you hear the pilot announce "Attention passengers, we have to divert around a major storm system. Our flight will be about 20 minutes longer than expected."

 

[So]

Originally posted by: DrPizza
What's wrong with a 1 hour layover? You're going to be saying "shit shit shit" on the plane when you hear the pilot announce "Attention passengers, we have to divert around a major storm system. Our flight will be about 20 minutes longer than expected."

Because changing ~50% chance of missing your connections due to airlines being totally incapable of taking off withing a half hour of the scheduled departure time.

 

[Nik]

Originally posted by: So

Originally posted by: DrPizza
What's wrong with a 1 hour layover? You're going to be saying "shit shit shit" on the plane when you hear the pilot announce "Attention passengers, we have to divert around a major storm system. Our flight will be about 20 minutes longer than expected."

Because changing ~50% chance of missing your connections due to airlines being totally incapable of taking off withing a half hour of the scheduled departure time.

Sometimes it takes a little extra fuel to get the treadmil going fast enough.

 

[PlasmaBomb]

Originally posted by: LeetViet
FREE EXCLAMATION MARKS
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Limit 1 per poster.

I'll take one!

 

[se7en]

they divide by zero

 

[Freshgeardude]

Originally posted by: Nik

Originally posted by: So

Originally posted by: DrPizza
What's wrong with a 1 hour layover? You're going to be saying "shit shit shit" on the plane when you hear the pilot announce "Attention passengers, we have to divert around a major storm system. Our flight will be about 20 minutes longer than expected."

Because changing ~50% chance of missing your connections due to airlines being totally incapable of taking off withing a half hour of the scheduled departure time.

Sometimes it takes a little extra fuel to get the treadmil going fast enough.

oh no you didnt

 

[reallyscrued]

Originally posted by: Freshgeardude

Originally posted by: Nik

Originally posted by: So

Originally posted by: DrPizza
What's wrong with a 1 hour layover? You're going to be saying "shit shit shit" on the plane when you hear the pilot announce "Attention passengers, we have to divert around a major storm system. Our flight will be about 20 minutes longer than expected."

Because changing ~50% chance of missing your connections due to airlines being totally incapable of taking off withing a half hour of the scheduled departure time.

Sometimes it takes a little extra fuel to get the treadmil going fast enough.

oh no you didnt

So basically, there can never be a thread on ATOT ever again that has to do with airplanes?

 

[venkman]

Originally posted by: reallyscrued

Originally posted by: Freshgeardude

Originally posted by: Nik

Originally posted by: So

Originally posted by: DrPizza
What's wrong with a 1 hour layover? You're going to be saying "shit shit shit" on the plane when you hear the pilot announce "Attention passengers, we have to divert around a major storm system. Our flight will be about 20 minutes longer than expected."

Because changing ~50% chance of missing your connections due to airlines being totally incapable of taking off withing a half hour of the scheduled departure time.

Sometimes it takes a little extra fuel to get the treadmil going fast enough.

oh no you didnt

So basically, there can never be a thread on ATOT ever again that has to do with airplanes?

that or the numbers 1 and .99999 repeating