Seattle Flights Just Got Even Cheaper
Vancouver Airport decided to raise the fees on travelers by 33% (again).
“Every penny of (airport improvement fees) collected goes toward building a better airport for British Columbia,” said Larry Berg, Vancouver Airport Authority president and CEO.
That’s great… but considering that I have saved an average of $200 per flight (Hawaii savings for two = $850/or free hotel) by taking the (enjoyable) trip to Washington, plus the savings on duty-free beer, hopefully they will learn that there is a limit to overcharging people.
I am in business… I travel every month to the US and Asia. The additional fees (and higher airfares in general) to have the privilege of flying out of YVR, comes right off my bottom line. The savings I get by spending and additional 45 minutes to go to Bellingham, means I can also fill my SUV, and have a dinner or two and still be ahead.
Plus, I don’t have to put up with those grumpy old Air Canada stewardesses.
I’m not the only one. The border-crossing folks tell me that they are seeing a huge increase in people from Vancouver driving to Belllngham to fly.
Meanwhile, Premier Christy Clark lauded the “next century” improvements at YVR as helping to build on her government’s B.C. Jobs Plan.
“This level of investment demonstrates YVR’s confidence in British Columbia, our economic strategy and the thousands of British Columbians working at the airport,” she said in a statement
Investment? When did YVR ever end making investments. At least they aren’t making you fork over $10 at security like they did through the 90′s.
Watch the layoffs start there by summer. The YVR airport is about to find out how the Lauffer curve works.
January 26th, 2012 at 9:05 pm
I live in Hamilton and travel to US twice a month at least, flying out of Buffalo to Atlanta costs me $850 first class, from Toronto, it’s twice that. The drive is a bit longer, but no traffic on QEW going that way, convenient long term parking at BUF, and of course duty free shop on the way back
January 27th, 2012 at 7:46 pm
Same logic applies here.
I never fly out of London, Ontario or Toronto if I can avoid it, going to Detroit Metro and taking an American carrier saves me hundreds of dollars, more than covering driving down and parking.
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