Re: GSRs Fares

[Tell <telljb@ozemail.com.au>]

Perhaps the reason for GSR pricing being higher to
Alice Springs is because QUANSET charge like wounded
bulls to fly this way.  I can fly overseas from the NT
cheaper than quanset-ing Alice to Adelaide.!

No, impulse virgin (jeez had a girl like that once):o))
have not ventured into the NT yet.

....Tell
  

> mauried@tpg.com.au (Maurie Daly) wrote:

> On Sat, 28 Apr 2001 08:13:01 GMT, "Dave Proctor"
> <david@spambait.proctor.net> wrote:
> 
> >"Maurie Daly" <mauried@tpg.com.au> wrote in message
> >3aea61ce.3945741@can-news.tpg.com.au">news:3aea61ce.3945741@can-news.tpg.com.au...
> >> 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
> >
> >
> Err, but thats my point , its much dearer to go to AP which is
> further.
> 
> Melb to Adelaide is $57 for 850 km which is 6.7 cents / km , whereas 
> Adelaide to AP is $197 for 1300 km or 15 cents / km , over double the
> price on a km basis .
> 
> MD