Why Are Non-stop IAH to MEM Flights So Expensive?
Within the past couple of months, non-stop flights between Houston's George Bush Intercontinental & Memphis have become outrageous - as much as $900 several weeks out. Flights out of Houston Hobby through Atlanta on Delta or Air Tran are much better priced. I am just curious if there is something driving the expensive given that Continental & Delta (Northwest) are in competition on the direct route. I can fly non-stop to most anywhere else for half the price. Rick: Thanks for wasting my time. The demand is non-existent from IAH - MEM. The flights are empty. Answer questions that you actually have an answer to. --- Dave3319: Yes, I'm looking at non-stop. Continental flies non-stop to most any destination for $300 or less. I fly weekly so I'm wondering what's specific to Memphis. --- Austin N: I live in Houston and am glad we have Continental as well. Per the above, its like suddenly Memphis has some outrageous airport fees or something.
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Fares are driven by demand...thanks for the points and re-take Economics 101.
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I just typed some random dates into Expedia and found nonstop flights for $300 roundtrip on Delta. Are you trying to book a one way flight? Those are usually really expensive.
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Well, Continental's main hub is at IAH, so normally they're cheaper than EVERYONE! But I typed in random dates on their website and am getting $500/roundtrip. Continental is a great airline, you should go with them either way! And, by the way, the longer you wait the more expensive the flight gets.
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Memphis is one of the most expensive airports to fly in and out of in the nation because it is virtually dominated by 1 airline. Northwest, now delta, has a hub there and there are no discount airlines of any note except Airtran operating out of there. If you want to fly direct to or from Memphis from a city other than Atlanta, then you will pay through the nose because of the lack of competition. Many people in Memphis drive to Little Rock or Nashville and fly from there.
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Saturday, July 14, 2012
for this for airports
for this for airports?
I still dont know what determines which later flight you get rebooked when your flight is cancelled,w hat happens to the passengers of the cancelled flight if other flights are full. And also like if I was flying from manchester to PHili then to Phili to Phoenix nad the airport has many cancelled flights including to Phili and what if they rebook me on another Phili flihght and then to there the flights from Phili to Phoenix are full, what will happen. AGAIN WHAT HAPPENS TO customers half way in half of the line of which flight they get rebooked and how long will it be until they get on a flight IF I Miss my connection (final destination) in a transfer city, HOW LONG COULD I BE STUCK IN TEH AIRPORT AND WHAT IS THE LONGEST?? For these cities and airports? what is the traffic in Miami like??? is it Like Boston and Atlanta? what is the traffic in Los Angeles like? how come the Airport in Orlando is one of the top 20 busiest in the World??? how come the airport in Minneapolis is one the the busiest in the World? How did Atlanta surpass Chicago as number one for busiest airport? and what makes MEmphis the busiest for cargo traffic? which airports are the worst with flight delays and whhy are flight delays more common in these airports? what makes some airports discontinue destinations?
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If a flight is canceled, the airlines will do their best to get you to your destination as quickly as possible. If you had to fly from Manchester to Phoenix with a connection in Philadelphia but the first leg of your trip is canceled, the airline may re-route you to their hub in Charlotte and then you fly to Phoenix from Charlotte. The airline may end up putting you on another airline such as United where you may connect in either Chicago or Washington D.C. Cancellations do happen but if you find out your flight is cancelled, immediately go to the ticket counter and ask for help. The sooner you get there, the better because then if others get in line before you, then they will be re-routed first and you get whatever seats are left which can mean a significant delay. Miami is a big hub for American Airlines. Lots of flights to the Caribbean and South America are from Miami. Boston is a hub for Delta, American and US Airways. Very busy airport especially in the morning because of business travelers. Atlanta is the headquarters for Delta Airlines but AirTran also has a hub there. Los Angeles is one of the most busy airports in the world. Lots of international airlines fly there. United, American, Southwest all have a lot of flights from this airport. Orlando has lots of flights because Delta, Southwest and US Airways have a decent presence there. Also lots of people fly there to get to Disney World. Minneapolis is a hub for Northwest Airlines. Atlanta surpassed Chicago because Delta probably increased the number of flights out of there. Many people avoid Chicago because they are known for delays and when bad weather hits, delays are even worse. Memphis is busy because FedEx is headquartered there and has lots of flights. Airports with the worst delays are in Chicago and New York. Delays are common there because sometimes weather-related. Also the airport sometimes schedules more aircraft movements than they can handle. Airlines discontinue service to destinations. Not airports. Airlines will do that if the demand is not there and they are not making money on the route. Sometimes demographics change and people stop flying to a certain place. Airlines will look at the routes they are flying and evaluate whether or not service needs to be discontinued, increase or decreased. Sometimes another airline will enter the market and slash fares so the first airline flying that route ends up pulling out of that service.
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"I still dont know what determines which later flight you get rebooked when your flight is cancelled,w hat happens to the passengers of the cancelled flight if other flights are full. And also like if I was flying from manchester to PHili then to Phili to Phoenix nad the airport has many cancelled flights including to Phili and what if they rebook me on another Phili flihght and then to there the flights from Phili to Phoenix are full, what will happen. AGAIN WHAT HAPPENS TO customers half way in half of the line of which flight they get rebooked and how long will it be until they get on a flight?" You still don't know because thiose questions are unanswerable a prioi. "IF I Miss my connection (final destination) in a transfer city, HOW LONG COULD I BE STUCK IN TEH AIRPORT AND WHAT IS THE LONGEST??" Also unanswerable. Thewre is no "longest." The airport there could be closed for a week. (Not likely, but it could happen.) "For these cities and airports? what is the traffic in Miami like??? is it Like Boston and Atlanta? what is the traffic in Los Angeles like? Are you asking about AIR TRAFFIC or cars? "how come the Airport in Orlando is one of the top 20 busiest in the World???" Walt Disney World. "how come the airport in Minneapolis is one the the busiest in the World?" Because it's the hub for Northwest Airlines (now acquired by Delta.) "How did Atlanta surpass Chicago as number one for busiest airport?" IF it did, the reason is that it is Delta's main hub. "and what makes MEmphis the busiest for cargo traffic?" FedEx. "which airports are the worst with flight delays and whhy are flight delays more common in these airports?" Among the worst are O'Hare (winter storms, thunderstorns in summer, and just plain too busy,) LaGuardia (limited runways, much traffic,) San Francisco (parallel runways are too close together to use both in bad weather.) what makes some airports discontinue destinations? Airports don't. Aiorlines do. And they do because they've decided they won't make money flying there.
I still dont know what determines which later flight you get rebooked when your flight is cancelled,w hat happens to the passengers of the cancelled flight if other flights are full. And also like if I was flying from manchester to PHili then to Phili to Phoenix nad the airport has many cancelled flights including to Phili and what if they rebook me on another Phili flihght and then to there the flights from Phili to Phoenix are full, what will happen. AGAIN WHAT HAPPENS TO customers half way in half of the line of which flight they get rebooked and how long will it be until they get on a flight IF I Miss my connection (final destination) in a transfer city, HOW LONG COULD I BE STUCK IN TEH AIRPORT AND WHAT IS THE LONGEST?? For these cities and airports? what is the traffic in Miami like??? is it Like Boston and Atlanta? what is the traffic in Los Angeles like? how come the Airport in Orlando is one of the top 20 busiest in the World??? how come the airport in Minneapolis is one the the busiest in the World? How did Atlanta surpass Chicago as number one for busiest airport? and what makes MEmphis the busiest for cargo traffic? which airports are the worst with flight delays and whhy are flight delays more common in these airports? what makes some airports discontinue destinations?
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If a flight is canceled, the airlines will do their best to get you to your destination as quickly as possible. If you had to fly from Manchester to Phoenix with a connection in Philadelphia but the first leg of your trip is canceled, the airline may re-route you to their hub in Charlotte and then you fly to Phoenix from Charlotte. The airline may end up putting you on another airline such as United where you may connect in either Chicago or Washington D.C. Cancellations do happen but if you find out your flight is cancelled, immediately go to the ticket counter and ask for help. The sooner you get there, the better because then if others get in line before you, then they will be re-routed first and you get whatever seats are left which can mean a significant delay. Miami is a big hub for American Airlines. Lots of flights to the Caribbean and South America are from Miami. Boston is a hub for Delta, American and US Airways. Very busy airport especially in the morning because of business travelers. Atlanta is the headquarters for Delta Airlines but AirTran also has a hub there. Los Angeles is one of the most busy airports in the world. Lots of international airlines fly there. United, American, Southwest all have a lot of flights from this airport. Orlando has lots of flights because Delta, Southwest and US Airways have a decent presence there. Also lots of people fly there to get to Disney World. Minneapolis is a hub for Northwest Airlines. Atlanta surpassed Chicago because Delta probably increased the number of flights out of there. Many people avoid Chicago because they are known for delays and when bad weather hits, delays are even worse. Memphis is busy because FedEx is headquartered there and has lots of flights. Airports with the worst delays are in Chicago and New York. Delays are common there because sometimes weather-related. Also the airport sometimes schedules more aircraft movements than they can handle. Airlines discontinue service to destinations. Not airports. Airlines will do that if the demand is not there and they are not making money on the route. Sometimes demographics change and people stop flying to a certain place. Airlines will look at the routes they are flying and evaluate whether or not service needs to be discontinued, increase or decreased. Sometimes another airline will enter the market and slash fares so the first airline flying that route ends up pulling out of that service.
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"I still dont know what determines which later flight you get rebooked when your flight is cancelled,w hat happens to the passengers of the cancelled flight if other flights are full. And also like if I was flying from manchester to PHili then to Phili to Phoenix nad the airport has many cancelled flights including to Phili and what if they rebook me on another Phili flihght and then to there the flights from Phili to Phoenix are full, what will happen. AGAIN WHAT HAPPENS TO customers half way in half of the line of which flight they get rebooked and how long will it be until they get on a flight?" You still don't know because thiose questions are unanswerable a prioi. "IF I Miss my connection (final destination) in a transfer city, HOW LONG COULD I BE STUCK IN TEH AIRPORT AND WHAT IS THE LONGEST??" Also unanswerable. Thewre is no "longest." The airport there could be closed for a week. (Not likely, but it could happen.) "For these cities and airports? what is the traffic in Miami like??? is it Like Boston and Atlanta? what is the traffic in Los Angeles like? Are you asking about AIR TRAFFIC or cars? "how come the Airport in Orlando is one of the top 20 busiest in the World???" Walt Disney World. "how come the airport in Minneapolis is one the the busiest in the World?" Because it's the hub for Northwest Airlines (now acquired by Delta.) "How did Atlanta surpass Chicago as number one for busiest airport?" IF it did, the reason is that it is Delta's main hub. "and what makes MEmphis the busiest for cargo traffic?" FedEx. "which airports are the worst with flight delays and whhy are flight delays more common in these airports?" Among the worst are O'Hare (winter storms, thunderstorns in summer, and just plain too busy,) LaGuardia (limited runways, much traffic,) San Francisco (parallel runways are too close together to use both in bad weather.) what makes some airports discontinue destinations? Airports don't. Aiorlines do. And they do because they've decided they won't make money flying there.
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Will one airline piggyback on another when reassigning people who have missed their connecting flights
Will one airline piggyback on another when reassigning people who have missed their connecting flights?
So I'm flying out west with a layover in Memphis--where I've never been, and I really want to see Graceland. The layover's only 30 minutes, so there's a good chance I'll miss the connection on account of, you know, being me. Now, if my airline carrier (Northwest) only reassigns people onto other Northwest flights, I'm gold--the flight after mine won't leave for hours, and I'll have time to get out of the airport. But if airlines do things like ask other carriers, 'hey, will you take my passenger,' then I'm screwed. Anyone know which way it works? Thanks :)
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It depends on a few factors : 1). First and foremost - check your ticket. Most of the times, you are going to have to pay to get onto the next flight (not the full fare, but a small fee). 2). The loads on the next flight - if the next flight is full then you are probably going to get bumped to the next available flight. Which could equate to you being there for quite some time. 3). What other airlines operate the route - for the most part, airlines try to avoid using other airlines to get their passengers to their destiantions. But, if the other fligh out tends to be another codeshare partner (such as an alliance partner, or a flight operated on behalf of the mainline carrier) then you have a better chance of being put on that flight rather than waiting. So - if you your scheduled flight - go to a gate/check-in agent and explain your sittutation. You are probably going to have to pay a fee, but explain that you are in no hurry to hop on the next plane. More often that not - you are going to be put onto the same airline's next flight to your destinaton. It is uncommon to be put onto another airline, but I have seen it done.
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When it's the airline's fault that you missed your connecting flight, they will first ask you if you will be able to take their next flight out to your destination, as they want to keep your business. Sometimes, though, they may not have another flight out that day, or their next flight might be in 10 hours, which might not be acceptable to you if you're in a hurry. If waiting is not an option, they will then have to try to find another carrier (with a flight leaving sooner) on which to "endorse" your ticket. You will be transferred to that airline, at your original airline's expense, even if there's a difference in fare. They will print out a new boarding pass for you and you'll fly with the new airline. For example, on my way home to Washington D.C. from a vacation in India, my plane was delayed in India by two hours due to technical difficulties. When I arrived in London, where I had my layover, by the time I cleared security, my connecting flight to D.C. had already left. This was, of course, my airline's fault, so I went to Customer Service and explained what had happened. British Airways then offered me a flight the next day, with an overnight stay in London at their expense, but I had to get back immediately so I declined. They then told me that Virgin Atlantic had a flight available that departed in two hours so I accepted that and they endorsed my ticket on Virgin. I wasn't asked to pay anything and I boarded the flight and got home on time :) Good luck!
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If you purposely miss your connection because you left the airport to visit Graceland the airline doesn't have to do a thing for you. If you miss your connection because your flight was delayed and you couldn't make your connection in time, then, yes, the airline will find a way to get you to your final destination either on a later flight or another airline. My advice is to resist the temptation to see Graceland and make sure you get to your connecting flight. Why risk not getting to your final destination when you can visit Graceland another time?
So I'm flying out west with a layover in Memphis--where I've never been, and I really want to see Graceland. The layover's only 30 minutes, so there's a good chance I'll miss the connection on account of, you know, being me. Now, if my airline carrier (Northwest) only reassigns people onto other Northwest flights, I'm gold--the flight after mine won't leave for hours, and I'll have time to get out of the airport. But if airlines do things like ask other carriers, 'hey, will you take my passenger,' then I'm screwed. Anyone know which way it works? Thanks :)
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It depends on a few factors : 1). First and foremost - check your ticket. Most of the times, you are going to have to pay to get onto the next flight (not the full fare, but a small fee). 2). The loads on the next flight - if the next flight is full then you are probably going to get bumped to the next available flight. Which could equate to you being there for quite some time. 3). What other airlines operate the route - for the most part, airlines try to avoid using other airlines to get their passengers to their destiantions. But, if the other fligh out tends to be another codeshare partner (such as an alliance partner, or a flight operated on behalf of the mainline carrier) then you have a better chance of being put on that flight rather than waiting. So - if you your scheduled flight - go to a gate/check-in agent and explain your sittutation. You are probably going to have to pay a fee, but explain that you are in no hurry to hop on the next plane. More often that not - you are going to be put onto the same airline's next flight to your destinaton. It is uncommon to be put onto another airline, but I have seen it done.
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When it's the airline's fault that you missed your connecting flight, they will first ask you if you will be able to take their next flight out to your destination, as they want to keep your business. Sometimes, though, they may not have another flight out that day, or their next flight might be in 10 hours, which might not be acceptable to you if you're in a hurry. If waiting is not an option, they will then have to try to find another carrier (with a flight leaving sooner) on which to "endorse" your ticket. You will be transferred to that airline, at your original airline's expense, even if there's a difference in fare. They will print out a new boarding pass for you and you'll fly with the new airline. For example, on my way home to Washington D.C. from a vacation in India, my plane was delayed in India by two hours due to technical difficulties. When I arrived in London, where I had my layover, by the time I cleared security, my connecting flight to D.C. had already left. This was, of course, my airline's fault, so I went to Customer Service and explained what had happened. British Airways then offered me a flight the next day, with an overnight stay in London at their expense, but I had to get back immediately so I declined. They then told me that Virgin Atlantic had a flight available that departed in two hours so I accepted that and they endorsed my ticket on Virgin. I wasn't asked to pay anything and I boarded the flight and got home on time :) Good luck!
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If you purposely miss your connection because you left the airport to visit Graceland the airline doesn't have to do a thing for you. If you miss your connection because your flight was delayed and you couldn't make your connection in time, then, yes, the airline will find a way to get you to your final destination either on a later flight or another airline. My advice is to resist the temptation to see Graceland and make sure you get to your connecting flight. Why risk not getting to your final destination when you can visit Graceland another time?
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Things to do on airplane
Things to do on airplane?
Hi im a 14 year old girl and I'm flying to Australia next month. Im going with People to People. I live in memphis and I have a layover in LA. I was wondering if you could give me some ideas of things to do on the plane to Sydney. It's a 14 hour flight and I don't think I'm going to be able to sleep. Thannxx!! :]
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You can read, listen to music, do crossword puzzles, etc.
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Load lots of music on your ipod and take your own headset. Watch movies. Take some puzzles eg. book on Sudoku. Talk to your seatmate.....you often meet very interesting people on long flights. If they're boring then just excuse yourself and listen to your music.
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You will be able to watch movies, many movies and eat (I'm sure there will be TWO meals)...I'd take a good book with me (go check a few out at the library so if you find one dull/boring you can try the next). I usually buy a magazine or two but I do sleep on planes...I get about 3 hours on an 11 hour flight cause it's not too comfortable but again I try. Some flights have video games and tv shows (The Simpsons, Friends, etc.) that you can watch as well. Oh and try and walk around the plane every few hours...I love walking around and looking out the windows. Enjoy it!
Hi im a 14 year old girl and I'm flying to Australia next month. Im going with People to People. I live in memphis and I have a layover in LA. I was wondering if you could give me some ideas of things to do on the plane to Sydney. It's a 14 hour flight and I don't think I'm going to be able to sleep. Thannxx!! :]
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You can read, listen to music, do crossword puzzles, etc.
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Load lots of music on your ipod and take your own headset. Watch movies. Take some puzzles eg. book on Sudoku. Talk to your seatmate.....you often meet very interesting people on long flights. If they're boring then just excuse yourself and listen to your music.
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You will be able to watch movies, many movies and eat (I'm sure there will be TWO meals)...I'd take a good book with me (go check a few out at the library so if you find one dull/boring you can try the next). I usually buy a magazine or two but I do sleep on planes...I get about 3 hours on an 11 hour flight cause it's not too comfortable but again I try. Some flights have video games and tv shows (The Simpsons, Friends, etc.) that you can watch as well. Oh and try and walk around the plane every few hours...I love walking around and looking out the windows. Enjoy it!
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