So I'm planning to head out and visit Mike and Orshi in Aberdeen, South Dakota. You might wonder why in the hell I'd ever want to go to BFE in the winter. Let's just say that I have spare vacation I need to burn and they could use the visit.
Aberdeen is a 'large' enough town to have its own regional airport. It's only serviced by one airline - Northwest. Last week I perused 'round their website looking at airfares and was able to find a plethora of options for about $285. Not cheap, but not bad.
On Wednesday I went back to look again and purchase the ticket, and the prices didn't just go up, they nearly doubled. $550 was not the going rate for the same flights that, only a day and a half prior, were actually within reason. Even flight combos 3 days before and after had made the same astronomical jump.
I've seen Northwest do this repeatedly over the years, and it pisses me off to no end. All airlines have done this to one level or another, but only Northwest has make hikes like these.
Regardless, I'm still going. I can still fly to an airport a few hours away, or even make the 12-hour drive. I have been itching for a road trip. ;-)
Posted by Austin at January 12, 2006 07:41 AM