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Forums > Airfare Questions > Airfare Questions
Subject: Huge difference in fares for same itinerary, Why?
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Kolpos
Posts:2
AFWD Newbie
05/15/2008 4:16 PM  
Am going on a transatlantic cruise in April 2009. Need multi-city (open jaw).
SEA-FLL and MXP-SEA. Plugged-in 3/9/09 and return of 4/6/09 to get an idea of available fares. Travelocity shows Continental at $679, Orbitz at $3297 and Continental's website $2676.
Cruise air is $1039.
Now what?
George Hobica
Posts:181
AFWD Wiz
05/21/2008 3:27 PM  
Try buying the tickets as two one-way:


Class of Service: Economy


1 Stop – change planes in Houston, TX (IAH)
Connection Time: 1 hr 56 mins

Depart: 03:55pm

Arrive: 07:27pm

Houston, TX (IAH) to
Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL)

Continental Airlines Continental Airlines
Flight 1648 (on Boeing 737-300)
Adult fare rules

Class of Service: Economy


Total Travel Time: 8 hrs 37 mins
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(All prices are in US dollars.)
1 Adult: $133.95
Taxes & Fees: $33.55

Total: $167.50 *


Northwest Airlines
Northwest Airlines
Flight 807
2:20pm
Minneapolis, MN (MSP)
3:55pm
Seattle/Tacoma, WA (SEA)
3hrs 35min - Nonstop
$247
per person
Select


As you can see, I get a total of $414 RT with taxes for your itinerary doing it that way. Also compare price on Southwest on the SEA FLL portion.
Kolpos
Posts:2
AFWD Newbie
05/21/2008 4:45 PM  
Thanks George for you taking a look, and replying to my post. However, on the 2nd leg, I was looking at fares from MXP (Milan, IT) to SEA. One way fares from Europe are out of sight.
Thanks
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