Beating the high cost of airline fuel
UNDATED It stands to reason that if it costs airlines more to fuel their planes, it's going to cost you more to fly, right? Not so fast. Tom Parsons, C-E-O of Bestfares-dot-com, a travel information Web site, says in some cases, you will pay more in cities that are not served by low-cost airlines.
As an example, flying from Syracuse, New York, to Orange County, California, the cheapest round trip leisure fare is 419 dollars on six of the non-low-cost carriers.
However, Parsons says if you drive to Albany, the presence of low-cost Southwest Airlines is forcing the same six major airlines to stay competitive by charging just 198 dollars.
Parsons says a little research can save you a bundle.
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