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wtf ?! Answers wanted !
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Can someone tell me why there is such a VAST difference in fare and travelling time between different flights to the same destination ?

Was checking out airfare and stuff when i stumbled upon this..


Flight:
KLM Airlines flight 838 / 601 - 1 Stop - Change planes in Amsterdam, Netherlands (AMS)
Depart:
Singapore (SIN)
Thu, 10 Nov 11:30pm
Conditions
Arrive:
Los Angeles, CA (LAX)
Fri, 11 Nov 1:45pm
Total travel time: 30hrs 15min
Next day arrival

WTF 3o hours including transit ?? And the price is like , $2500 ??

Did i mention that the fuel surcharge now is like $150 ( and RISING indefinitely ) and there is airport tax as well and this incredibly shitty tax for security called.... The security tax ( yay , u guessed it u smarty pants)

So if i were to go to LA on this flight , the grand total would be.......

$2500+350 = $2850 !!!!!!!!!!!!

Wu Yah Boh ?!

All you are lucky bitches who travelled before the fuel surcharge shitte .

Then compare it to this..


Flight:
Eva Air flight 111 / 225 - 1 Stop - Change planes in Taipei, Taiwan (TPE)
Depart:
Los Angeles, CA (LAX)
Sun, 04 Dec 11:30pm
Arrive:
Singapore (SIN)
Tue, 06 Dec 12:00noon
Total travel time: 18hrs 40min
Arrival on 06 Dec

The former's travelling time is twice the latter's and the same goes towards the price ??

Although i must say the prospect of stopping over at Amsterdam is very very enticing , mebbe i could stuff my pockets with weed and a smorgasbord of other "stuff".

And maybe i could even catch a glimpse of mr okay-thanks-bye ( and then we can make out in the airport's toilet , no ? )

Very very puzzling ( i mean the travelling time , not the making out part ) , i'm sure there is a reason but i am unable to figure it out ( And no wonder , it is a 7am now after getting roused awake by an attack of the munchies )

I am thinking that maybe the stopover at Amsterdam is longer but WTF ? Usually it shouldn't take any longer than two hours.

Then i saw this ..


Flight:
Korean Air flight 2 / 641 - 2 Stops - Change planes in Incheon Int Seoul, Korea Republic (ICN)
Depart:
Los Angeles, CA (LAX)
Sun, 04 Dec 10:15am
Arrive:
Singapore (SIN)
Tue, 06 Dec 6:50pm
Total travel time: 40hrs 35min

SERIOUSLY , WHAT IN THE WORLD IS GOING ON!? 40 hours !?!

Yes , its two stops but the mere thought of being in a plane for approx. 30+ hours excluding the stopovers makes me baulk.

The aftermath ? An acute case of jetlag which will probably never recover.

The last time we took Eva air to LA , i swore we would never go through that traumatising experience ever again.

Think instant noodles and uneffectively bilingual stewardesses.

I say..

Give me 20 hours with the Singapore Girl anytime ( That is unless i fork out 2k to canoodle with them )