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There are 26 replies in this Thread which has previously been viewed 2,677 times. The latest Post (December 31, 2024 at 8:37 AM) was by UK Man.

    @daveholman , when the hub system works, it’s great. When it doesn’t, it’s miserable.

    The airlines’ cost-cutting measures are far bigger than cramming more seats in the cabins and charging for every little thing: the worst for those of us not in hub cities is that, in their determination to fill every seat on every flight, they have greatly reduced the number of flights into the hubs. In September, because there are only two AA flats from New Orleans to Miami per day, we waited 7.5 hrs in MIA for our connecting flight to EZE. Last time, it was 9.5 hours. Not because Argentina is out of the way, but because of American’s severe cutback in domestic flights.

    Quote from UK Man

    Argentina's isolation from where we want to go to in the world is one reason we don't travel as much as we used to...it's just too much bloody hassle. Even getting to/from Ezeiza is a pain in the arse.

    Just thinking about some of the routings we've done in the past make me shudder. There's no way we'd do them now.

    We were just talking about that, UK Man . Glad we did our crazy multi-stop trips when we were a lot younger, and when airplane travel was far easier — even fun.

    I still remember having passed through security and all that bullshit at Gatwick and then having to do exactly the same in Madrid for our connecting flight to EZE in September.

    It's the most depressing part of flying today, apart from the greedy effing airlines.

    I can't be arsed to go into further details...

    Quote from Rice

    @daveholman , when the hub system works, it’s great. When it doesn’t, it’s miserable.

    The airlines’ cost-cutting measures are far bigger than cramming more seats in the cabins and charging for every little thing: the worst for those of us not in hub cities is that, in their determination to fill every seat on every flight, they have greatly reduced the number of flights into the hubs. In September, because there are only two AA flats from New Orleans to Miami per day, we waited 7.5 hrs in MIA for our connecting flight to EZE. Last time, it was 9.5 hours. Not because Argentina is out of the way, but because of American’s severe cutback in domestic flights.

    We were just talking about that, UK Man . Glad we did our crazy multi-stop trips when we were a lot younger, and when airplane travel was far easier — even fun.

    The weird part of this itinerary is using 2 of their major hubs...and saving money over using either for a direct flight

    Quote from Rice

    It always seems to be cheaper if you’re willing to take roundabout routing instead of nonstop flights.

    ''Flying indirectly is usually cheaper because airlines can often fill empty seats on connecting flights by offering lower prices, as people are more willing to accept a layover to get a better deal, while direct flights tend to fill up faster with passengers prioritizing convenience and are therefore typically priced higher due to higher demand.''

    So AI says.