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That would be about $600 today. If you could fly unlimited for $600 in a week, where would you go?
(Mind you - they had a regional presence).
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Re: 1977: Allegheny Air promotion: $145 for one week of unlimited flights
Here are the flights I took in 1979 on that fare over March break. By that time it was called the Allegheny Liberty Fare and the fare was $179.00. It only included US and not Canada. You had to book the flights before you left which I did in person at an Allegheny ticket office. It was fun combing through the Allegheny schedule to figure all this out.
Re: 1977: Allegheny Air promotion: $145 for one week of unlimited flights
Great stuff! How about marking the a/c types next to each flight?
Re: 1977: Allegheny Air promotion: $145 for one week of unlimited flights
I have the 9/5/1979 timetable, which is the last AL timetable before the 10/28 name change. Flights 1-299 are listed as operated by 727-100 and DC-9-30 aircraft, flights 350-499 are listed as operated by BAC-111 aircraft, and 500-999 were commuter flights operated by N262, DH6 Twin Otter, Shorts 330, Beach 99, M298, Metro's, and DeHavilland Heron's.
Using that information, BOS-PHL and JFK-PIT were 111's. The MEM flights stopped in BNA each way to/from PHL. The PIT-IAH flight stopped in CMH.
Using that information, BOS-PHL and JFK-PIT were 111's. The MEM flights stopped in BNA each way to/from PHL. The PIT-IAH flight stopped in CMH.
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Re: 1977: Allegheny Air promotion: $145 for one week of unlimited flights
While inflation is 4x, income has only a little over doubled, so income adjusted inflation is over 7x. So $1000 for a week of regional flying isn't that enticing.
Re: 1977: Allegheny Air promotion: $145 for one week of unlimited flights
Here is the exact log. A few flight changes from the original reservation. The PIT-IAH flight had a stop in SDF.
If you were travelling on the Unlimited Fare you most likely connected through PIT a bunch of times. That rotunda at the end was jammed packed with people when all the gates were occupied.
If you were travelling on the Unlimited Fare you most likely connected through PIT a bunch of times. That rotunda at the end was jammed packed with people when all the gates were occupied.
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Re: 1977: Allegheny Air promotion: $145 for one week of unlimited flights
Here's a direct link to the cities served by Allegheny in 1979.
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Re: 1977: Allegheny Air promotion: $145 for one week of unlimited flights
Does anybody else remember the 'round trip' tickets available on the US majors that were only available outside the country ?
My first trip to the US in about 1980 I paid a flat fare for a certain number of sectors - memory says £160 - on TWA. The only restriction was that if you headed westbound to start, and turned eastwards you had to continue eastward and could not zig-zag back and forth. I flew LGA-ORD-DEN-SFO-LAX-LAS-MIA-LGA. Even when the MIA-LGA flight was cancelled, I was rebooked on EA.
I don't remember the exchange rate,but that seems even better value than the original post, although I suppose I should include Freddie Laker's fare to JFK !
My first trip to the US in about 1980 I paid a flat fare for a certain number of sectors - memory says £160 - on TWA. The only restriction was that if you headed westbound to start, and turned eastwards you had to continue eastward and could not zig-zag back and forth. I flew LGA-ORD-DEN-SFO-LAX-LAS-MIA-LGA. Even when the MIA-LGA flight was cancelled, I was rebooked on EA.
I don't remember the exchange rate,but that seems even better value than the original post, although I suppose I should include Freddie Laker's fare to JFK !
Re: 1977: Allegheny Air promotion: $145 for one week of unlimited flights
zrs70 wrote:[threeid][/threeid]http://airlinetimetables.blogspot.com/search/label/Allegheny
That would be about $600 today. If you could fly unlimited for $600 in a week, where would you go?
(Mind you - they had a regional presence).
Even more recently, B6 had the "All You Can Jet" pass which I believe started at $599 and lasted for a month. I believe the twitter, facebook, instagram, blogs and other social media outlets had the hashtag of #AYCJ.
Re: 1977: Allegheny Air promotion: $145 for one week of unlimited flights
American Airlines had AAirpass. IIRC, $15,000 would get you confirmed travel with few restrictions. It has not been available for about 15-20 years, though. Does anyone else remember it & have more details?
Re: 1977: Allegheny Air promotion: $145 for one week of unlimited flights
In the late 1960s, Trans-Texas had a "weekend fare" (Saturday-Sunday) for unlimited travel -- $25, if memory serves! Seems like Texas International had a similar "unlimited flights for X days" in the 1970s.
Re: 1977: Allegheny Air promotion: $145 for one week of unlimited flights
How about the 1970s/1980s Eastern Airlines $323 (or whatever it was) Unlimited Mileage Fare. Fairly restrictive in some regards with stopovers, etc but really good value at the time. I think it was good for up to 21 days. Vaguely remember it...there have got to be others here who remember.
Re: 1977: Allegheny Air promotion: $145 for one week of unlimited flights
SkyVoice wrote:American Airlines had AAirpass. IIRC, $15,000 would get you confirmed travel with few restrictions. It has not been available for about 15-20 years, though. Does anyone else remember it & have more details?
AA took a bAAth on the unlimited AAirpass. I've always found it fascinating that someone actually thought giving unlimited travel for life was a smart idea...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AAirpass
Re: 1977: Allegheny Air promotion: $145 for one week of unlimited flights
ikramerica wrote:While inflation is 4x, income has only a little over doubled, so income adjusted inflation is over 7x. So $1000 for a week of regional flying isn't that enticing.
True...a lot of money but as an enthusiast I could try to fly a lot of places in the USA during a week.
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