re: Delta Just Added 56 new, direct flights for College Football Games. Lots of SEC Options

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Right but what I'm saying is I would have thought they would add even more coming from Atlanta since that's where high demand would be. I'm having to fly in and out of San Antonio that weekend just because of the exorbitant prices into Austin.

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Delta is charging prices that high because they can. Airline ticket pricing has less to do with the cost associated with getting you there and more to do with what they believe someone will pay for a ticket. Georgia fans are known around the league for traveling well and have wealthier alumni than a lot of other schools. Couple that with the fact that most of them live in Atlanta which is a Delta fortress hub and the fact that F1, which always brings exorbitant prices, means you'll have a recipe for high fares.

Also, you may be counting your blessings flying from SAT. Austin airport is in the middle of a major construction project which is putting extra strain on an airport that already can't handle the number of flights it has.