[OC] Supersonic Inefficiency: Why the Concorde Was DecommissionedSubmitted by haboo213 t3_xtr2ft in dataisbeautiful
HurlingFruit t1_iqv33gy wrote
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What I cannot explain to my satisfaction is why airfare here in Europe is so much cheaper than back in the US. For example, I excluded LCCs because of their nickle-and-dime add-on fees and compared legacies, non-stop, coach, round trip, daytime departures of roughly the same distance. MEM-DEN United 872 nm, €616; MAD-DUB Iberia 902 nm, €133.
That is a ridiculous difference for essentially the same flight. Fortunately I'm taking the less expensive flight next month.
surreal_mash t1_iqvts3p wrote
You must have been trying to book during a holiday or other price surge; you could book MEM-DEN right now for under €100.
HurlingFruit t1_iqwowhk wrote
I ruled out Frontier when I said daytime departures.
iinavpov t1_irjwl5w wrote
The EU is serious about fighting monopolies, the US not.
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