News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on The real prices of the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini. Parent comment

Re:The real prices of the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini by Spooky23 on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @03:14PM (#24780376)
"We" don't like regulation these days. Airlines, for example, were treated like public utilities with tariff schedules approved by some board.

Flights were more expensive, but the business was sustainable. Now you have airlines like Norwegian Airlines where you could fly from an out of the way airport in NY to London for less than long-term parking.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:The real prices of the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini by jermaustin1 on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @03:32PM (#24780562)
You jest, but my 2 week parking at Stewart was double the price of the round-trip flight to Edinburgh. We only lived 1 exit down on the interstate, I should have just had a taxi drop me off.

But they closed that down a couple of years ago (Thanks Boeing). Now the only route from NY to UK is JFK to LGW, but the flights were still so cheap (and hopefully they don't go under) that my wife and I always upgraded to their "premium economy" which was still only $1200 round trip NYC to London, and you get leg room, 2 checked bags, and guaranteed overhead space.

[ Parent | on HN ]