James Robinson wrote:
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> Well, out of interest, I looked at Air Canada's Tango fare compared to
> Westjet's fare for a trip starting in two days, and for another trip
> starting in two weeks. In general, I got the same fares in both cases.
>
> I did see some higher Air Canada fares for a couple of flights in the
> peak hours, but I suspect they are filling up the plane, and are jacking
> up the fares to maximize yield.
Westjet is sneaky. They change the prices constantly. I know, for
example, to check on a Wednesday morning if I don't like the prices I'm
seeing. Sometimes they will change prices just for a couple of days. A
couple of times, the price has disappeared as I was booking and it came
back the next Wednesday. I'm more flexible on flight schedules than
most people. I'm also willing to fly in or out of Abbotsford if the
Westjet Vancouver flights are too high.
When we lived in the US I would fly into Bellingham on Northwest rather
than into Vancouver and save a bundle.
Viv
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