02-23-2014, 06:26 PM
Just booked a round trip from Denver to Hilo for $703 1st week of march. Truly wacky day of travel 2 stops Den -Sea - Lax- ito..
I usually buy a southwest flt into LAX and catch a untied direct flight to hilo. This time however I was shocked to see the 5:07 pm direct flight out of LAX to ITO was $1550 dumbfounded I was about to buy a Allegiant fight thru Vegas and Honolulu when I checked United from Denver to Hilo and was shocked to see a $703 fare with a seat on the exact same flight that cost $1550 if booked sepretly only from LAX to ITO? Huh?
How can it be cheaper almost exactly half the price to fly to hilo from Denver (middle america) rather than from LA (west coast) Even more strange is the fact I now have to fly through seattle and then to Lax to get on the same flight that cost $1550? You would think it's costing the airline a lot more to send me on a tour of the northwest for 5 hours before getting on my direct Hilo fight..
I will never understand the airline business if I was in LA I would be searching flights starting all over the US and just goto the airport for the "3rd" flight I bought and only pay half price..
Another thing I HATE about airlines is the fact that Southwest and Allegiant wont transfer checked bags so you are forced to go out to baggage claim and pick them up and recheck (re-pay) them in, back through security again etc. this sucks when trying to plan a southwest flight to say LAX and then connecting to United... or in Honolulu collecting bags and re checking them for inter island flights means adding up to 1hr or 2 you have to leave yourself when making a connection.. gets old if you do it much..
Rant over.. fwiw my past two fights in the fall were 500 round trip
I usually buy a southwest flt into LAX and catch a untied direct flight to hilo. This time however I was shocked to see the 5:07 pm direct flight out of LAX to ITO was $1550 dumbfounded I was about to buy a Allegiant fight thru Vegas and Honolulu when I checked United from Denver to Hilo and was shocked to see a $703 fare with a seat on the exact same flight that cost $1550 if booked sepretly only from LAX to ITO? Huh?
How can it be cheaper almost exactly half the price to fly to hilo from Denver (middle america) rather than from LA (west coast) Even more strange is the fact I now have to fly through seattle and then to Lax to get on the same flight that cost $1550? You would think it's costing the airline a lot more to send me on a tour of the northwest for 5 hours before getting on my direct Hilo fight..
I will never understand the airline business if I was in LA I would be searching flights starting all over the US and just goto the airport for the "3rd" flight I bought and only pay half price..
Another thing I HATE about airlines is the fact that Southwest and Allegiant wont transfer checked bags so you are forced to go out to baggage claim and pick them up and recheck (re-pay) them in, back through security again etc. this sucks when trying to plan a southwest flight to say LAX and then connecting to United... or in Honolulu collecting bags and re checking them for inter island flights means adding up to 1hr or 2 you have to leave yourself when making a connection.. gets old if you do it much..
Rant over.. fwiw my past two fights in the fall were 500 round trip