drg1223 Posted March 12 #1 Share Posted March 12 I saw this question asked about 20 years ago with no new answers. So I went from EWR to SJU this past January and the flights were really expensive but I was able to get some good flights using award travel. I am looking for next January, which I know is very far out to look, but there seems to be less direct flights and so expensive. With more cruise ships starting from SJU, why are the amount of flights drying up and costs increasing? Has anyone else been seeing this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted March 12 #2 Share Posted March 12 Supply and demand. Simple as that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare FlyerTalker Posted March 12 #3 Share Posted March 12 Absolutely correct, Bruce. In spite of the thinking that "there are more cruiseships", SJU does not have the economics for huge lift. And to the OP: Just what do you think is "really expensive"? And why? Have you been tracking pricing for the last year or two to see the SJU market or air pricing in general? Plus, know that January is a high demand season into SJU. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare CDNPolar Posted March 13 #4 Share Posted March 13 Now this is just based on a one-way home from SJU, but we don't it expensive from this perspective. We have just booked a trans-atlantic from Barcelona to San Juan, and the whole multi-city flight YYZ-BCN / SJU-YYZ is under a thousand bucks CDN. (Economy) To me that is a good price, it is just for us the limitation of airlines that fly from SJU to YYZ and the schedule times that are not optimum. As FlyerTalker has asked - what do you consider expensive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Hlitner Posted March 14 #5 Share Posted March 14 I thought it might be interesting to take a look at January flights from NYC to SJU. I found flights as cheap as $253 (round trip) on Jetblue (out of JFK). Delta has some flights for just under $300 .I suspect that flying out of JFK might be the most economical because of the competition from Jetblue. Newark also shows some fares under $300 (round trip). This makes me wonder what the OP considers reasonable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterbug123 Posted March 16 #6 Share Posted March 16 On 3/12/2024 at 1:58 PM, drg1223 said: With more cruise ships starting from SJU, why are the amount of flights drying up and costs increasing? Has anyone else been seeing this? Econ 101...supply and demand. When supply decreases (fewer flights), price rises When demand increases (more cruise ships starting from SJU), price rises Decrease supply AND increase demand? Prices will soar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fbgd Posted April 8 #7 Share Posted April 8 On 3/12/2024 at 1:58 PM, drg1223 said: With more cruise ships starting from SJU, why are the amount of flights drying up and costs increasing? Well, if you're looking at a 20yr history American Airlines, traditionally the largest carrier at SJU has severely cutback service to SJU. The aircraft they mostly used on these routes to/from MIA and JFK were retired (Airbus A300s) and the yields just aren't there to replace like with like. Newer widebodies have been deployed elsewhere.... Also, despite what many on here seem to think cruiselines don't drive the entire airline business. Even to traditionally cruise heavy areas (MIA, FLL, Rome, Barcelona etc.) it's a very small percentage of passengers that are getting on a ship. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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