Re: GSRs Fares

["Dave Proctor" <david@sd3.mailbank.com>]

"Maurie Daly" <mauried@tpg.com.au> wrote in message
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> There seems to be some strange inconsistancies in GSRs fares, with the
> new Gold / Red Kangaroo service.
>
> Adelaide to Melb / Melb to Adelaide is $57 for Red Kangaroo (seat)
> which seems like a reasonable price .
>
> Adelaide to AP / AP to Adelaide is $197 for Red Kangaroo (seat)
> Given that Adelaide to AP is 1300 Km against Melb to Adelaide of 850
> Km , why is the fare nearly 4 times the price ,for less than double
> the distance .?
>
> Are GSR cross subsidising the Overland ?

Happens everywhere in the travel industry - the further you go the cheaper
it is on a km basis.

Dave