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Joshua
Guest
I''ve been a happy camper on US Airways, through thick and thin, starting with when I was working in Montreal and had my employer plunking down for full fares from home in Ohio each week, to when I was working in DC and paying to fly myself in and out of Reagan once or twice a week, to when I lived in rural Pennsylvania and needed to get away on weekends to see my friends in DC, upstate, and else- where. I now work for a company in New York City, and need to go there twice or so a month. Fares from CAK to LGA are quite reasonable.Unfortunately, I am running into these snags with US:- My employer (like most nowadays) wants to book on the cheapest fare possible, and US''s lowest fare is 40% higher than the competition. The schedules offered on the low fares are also not the best, but I''m willing to put up with them when paying a cockroach fare. However:- AirTran offers nonstop service between CAK and LGA. They offer refundable, confirmed first class fares for $225 one way. My employer would be willing to pay a bit extra for refundable/changeable fares but sees no point in paying extra to get... well, nothing, and I can''t say I do either. And, at the rock bottom fare levels ($54 one way), AirTran stills offers me a fuller choice of schedules, while US Airways offers exactly one flight per day leaving at 6:20 AM.- US Airways cut mainline to CAK, like many other midsize cities. They have one or two jet flights per day. Meanwhile AirTran has frequent nonstops to Atlanta, Orlando, and New York, including business class cabin.