Hidden City Ticketing Study: New York City
August 19, 2014
Recapping our executive summary “Save money flying from New York and San Francisco”, we analyzed the top 12 destinations from New York City. Here’s what we found:
- Airfares to Atlanta, Dallas and Los Angeles could be beat almost all the time through Hidden City Ticketing
- There are huge opportunities flying to Chicago, Seattle and Las Vegas, with lower fares being found over 50% of the time
- If you’re lucky, you can save flying to San Diego, San Francisco, Boston and Washington
- Only Denver and Honolulu had slim pickings
Below is a city-by-city analysis for all the nerds out there - we love you. You can also check out our search engine to find flights you’re interested in:
The Big Winners:
New York City to Atlanta (ATL)
99% arbitrage frequency
Hidden city ticketing beats conventional airfares on most days (89 / 90 days we analyzed) - on average by $78.
New York City to Dallas (DFW)
97% arbitrage frequency
Hidden city ticketing beats conventional airfares on most days (87 / 90 days we analyzed) - on average by $51.
New York City to Los Angeles (LAX, LGB)
92% arbitrage frequency
Hidden city ticketing beats conventional airfares on most days (83 / 90 days we analyzed) - on average by $84.
Occasional Savings:
New York City to Chicago (ORD, MDW)
67% arbitrage frequency
Hidden city ticketing beats conventional airfares on most days (60 / 90 days we analyzed) - on average by $16.
New York City to Seattle (SEA)
56% arbitrage frequency
Hidden city ticketing beats conventional airfares on most days (50 / 90 days we analyzed) - on average by $27.
New York City to Las Vegas (LAS)
50% arbitrage frequency
Hidden city ticketing beats conventional airfares on most days (45 / 90 days we analyzed) - on average by $37.
No Dice:
These other popular destinations were analyzed, but unfortunately hidden city ticketing was unable to beat conventional fares to any significant degree:
- New York City to San Diego
- New York City to San Francisco
- New York City to Boston
- New York City to Washington
- New York City to Denver
- New York City to Honolulu
What now?
- Remember to check on FlyShortcut.com before you book any future tickets - you might be able to save!
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