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To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (135919)	11/27/2001 9:07:05 PM
From: robnhood	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

What do you care? In all likelihood they will charge what the market will bear, and when that doesn't produce a profit they will run to the tax trough , hat in hand. Witness how fast the hat came out post 9/11...Is there even one company out there that actually makes money without putting the feed bag on? Ho Ho Ho

To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (135919)	11/27/2001 9:55:27 PM
From: Michael M	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

Haim -- Seat mile cost is what it costs to move individual seats from point A to point B. My brother flies for a major airline with a seat-mile cost of about 11 cents. We were laughing last week about west coast to Tokyo fares that did not cover even 50 percent of the cost of moving the seat. Sometimes, you may see this cost cited in relation to load factors or aircraft types or even specific routes. BTW, since you mentioned that your interest was in flights from NYC to Zurich, I looked again using dates of 18 Dec with return of 27 Dec. There are a number of fares listed under $400 (BA, AA and Delta). These fares could rise as much as $100 by the time you actually have a ticket in hand. I looked in Travelocity and my wife's travel agency reservation system and one consolidator we use. The big difference in price is caused by day of the week you fly. Good luck finding a ticket that works for you.