cptn janks Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 a new airline just opened up called Skybus. they only service a handful of cities... seattle, boston, richmond, ft lauderdale, CMH, greensboro NC, KC, San Fran and LA. check out their website. they got flights from 10 dollars. im about to take a vacation dude i know got 6 tickets to LA round trip for 240 bucks. www.skybus.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMeanGreen Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 Wow, Seattle and back for me and the woman for $86 after tax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyin Miata Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 Wow that's amazing, looks like they take out all the stupid extras that other airlines charge you for whether you use them or not. Wonder if they'll add more cities soon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ponyfreak Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 Killer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotCarl Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 I thought this was a promotion only event? As in prices weren't permanant, just to get your attention to the airline. I did see some flights to Cali and FL, if its not a promotion I might be taking some time off work soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinner Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 wife was talking to be about this today. what it is the first 10 seats on every flight are $10 one way after that they go back up to there normal prices which still seem to be really low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1647545494 Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 I know a few people who work for them. Just an fyi... Cheap fares mean that you make up the cost some where else. So carry on baggage is free. One small roller board bag up to 20", backpack, ect and one personal item such as a purse. Kids/infants don't get a baggage allowance. All checked bags cost you money. $5 for the first two bags per person, each additional bag is $50 each and they have to be under 50 lbs. addtional charges for heavy bags. No free snacks, drinks, pillows, blankets, ect. No pricing was listed for these items but a industry standard of $5 is normal for alcohol so it will be around that per item. *** they do not allow you to take any food or drinks on board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin R. Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 Holy shit. That is a fucking dealio. I think Im going to just fly somewhere one day for shits and giggles now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cptn janks Posted April 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 i think the 10 dollars for a flight is a promotion. but still, their other flights are around 75 bucks. and yeah, the way they do it is take out all the extras. you can buy food on the plane, or bring your own. it costs a few bucks to check luggage, but if you just have a carry on, its free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImUrOBGYN Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 I can get one week's worth of crap in my big, carry on duffle bag. I'm all about this. Gonna go check it out. They'll have to remove the food and drink from my bag themselves to stop me if they want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supplicium Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 We should all fly out like to Boston or Ft. Laudy for a beer and fly back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mushijobah Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 Titties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
street pilot Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 I saw the Airbus A380 last time I flew, the thing is huge. It doesnt seem like it could make it off the ground when full of 500 passengers and luggage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotarded1647545491 Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 I just booked 2 round trip tickets in June, with all upgrades and including tax, to Richmond Va. for $100 for BOTH. That's less than I wouild have paid in gas to drive the 1200 miles (19 hours) there and back. I'll just upgrade the rental and drive the 1.5 hours to Virginia Beach in style, and Still save big money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinner Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 yeah we looked at booking a flight to san fransico and for the 5 of us it was $120. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJ Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 Thinking about taking atrip with friends to Boston, but the cheapest hostel there is like $30/night! DAMN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevil Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 Earlier today I got a ticket to Ft. Lauderdale to visit my brother, $40.80 round trip. Very cool. http://ask.skybus.com/images/SkyBus/plane_sb.jpg We'll be riding an Airbus A-319 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodRed Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 My boss' husband works at the airport and they have been talking about how they do charge very little for the flights but they really nickle and dime you for everything else. But who cares if it still ends up costing you less that a ticket through another company. I mean do we really need a can of pop and a little bag of pretzels for a 1-2 hour flight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAOLE Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 I know a few people who work for them. Just an fyi... Cheap fares mean that you make up the cost some where else. So carry on baggage is free. One small roller board bag up to 20", backpack, ect and one personal item such as a purse. Kids/infants don't get a baggage allowance. All checked bags cost you money. $5 for the first two bags per person, each additional bag is $50 each and they have to be under 50 lbs. addtional charges for heavy bags. No free snacks, drinks, pillows, blankets, ect. No pricing was listed for these items but a industry standard of $5 is normal for alcohol so it will be around that per item. *** they do not allow you to take any food or drinks on board. I could care less about not getting food on the plane, or a pillow. My question is how can you fly a 50 million dollar aircraft, maintain it , fuel it, staff it, and only charge 150 round trip to LA and back. Something is getting left out somewhere... ie. saftey? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cptn janks Posted April 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 no, what they leave out is pillows and food, and shit like that. a normal airline charges you for that stuff, regardless of if you use it or not. then they charge you for cleaning it, for throwing away your empty soda can etc etc. these guys have basically cut out all the frills. also, airlines jack up their prices anyway. i mean on some flights one person pays 200 dollars and another pays 400. same flight, same section. they keep it high because they can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragknee66 Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 hah. my roommate and his girl just bought tickets on that thing. She is going to freak is she cant take 5 bags full of shit for free lolzzzzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragknee66 Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 We should all fly out like to Boston or Ft. Laudy for a beer and fly back. Hah. A CR day of flight for a day. That wouldnt be a bad idea.. We could take lots of pics too for the joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 hah. my roommate and his girl just bought tickets on that thing. She is going to freak is she cant take 5 bags full of shit for free lolzzzzz LOL! Good now we won't have 8 bags and only use shet out of 2. We actually bought two sets. Two roundtrip to LA for $90 and Two roundtrip to San Fran for $240 w/ rental car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcz06 Posted April 26, 2007 Report Share Posted April 26, 2007 Might have to do some planning.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Celtic Savage Posted April 26, 2007 Report Share Posted April 26, 2007 I know the owner of SkyBus, they wan to make it the way flying used to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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