AmbergrisCaye.com Home Forums Talk Belize Travel An open letter about the cost of airfare

It isnt any cheaper out of Houston

Maybe so, but you guys can swim there easy enough.

I believe it was "The Great and Powerful Bunkie" that caused the prices to drop (he is the man behind the curtain!).

There are no deals from my hometown, and the flights that are available require an overnight stay, so not so great. Oh well, I just got back anyway....

Cozumel is looking pretty dang good.

no cheaper out of BFMaine, either!

The airlines drop fares when they want to stimulate sales. Same as always. Fuel surcharges and taxes remain the same just the base fare drops. They totally control it at will - when, for how long, from which markets, etc.

I no longer recall exactly where or when this particular situation arose for me but it was within this past year. I was planning a trip and checking out my airfare. I was either about to book or had already booked, when I recieved an email flyer from the airline about a huge seat sale, a major reduction in price. I was very excited to see such a drop in price from what I was planning to pay but when I ran the reservation, the final amount was only a couple of dollars difference. Everything that had been saved on the base fare, was made up for by an increased fuel surcharge.

So ?

"So?" So, I'm backing up what Barb said, with an anecdote. I'd have called it a colorful anecdote but since I left out the swear words or any hint of humor, it's just an anecdote.