WD> Indeed, lately I checked on the fare to New York from Amsterdam. It
 WD> was some 359Euro. When I depart from Brussels though and take the
 WD> extra flight to Amsterdam to connect there it is 329Euro. ???

 WD> Twice I was on business in Pittsburgh and wanted to visit a friend of
 WD> mine in Lexington (Kentucky). There are no direct flights so I had to
 WD> go via Detroit. Meaning they issued a ticket Pittsburg-Detroit,
 WD> Detroit-Lexington and Lexington-Detroit and came out at 7$ (that is
 WD> SEVEN dollars). The ticketing lady of KLM herself said she didn't
 WD> understand it but that is what the system told her. In Detroit they
 WD> thought the fare was so ridiculous Northwest double-checked .... 7$
 WD> alright.

I'm sure the airlines are making out in some way on this or they wouldn't do
it. Now I know this isn't the only country doing it though.


 >> Of course she was telling me that so I'd go over to visit her.

 WD> Be prepared for the financial shock and don't plan too many expenses.
 WD> Europe at the moment is expensive for Americans.

It would be expensive for Americans, but not their own country people? I don't
understand that.

Sharon

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