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From: stv@qantel.UUCP (Steve Vance)
Newsgroups: net.consumers,net.travel
Subject: Re: Cheapo airline flights (luggageless)
Message-ID: <154@qantel.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 24-Jul-84 13:38:31 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jul 24 13:38:31 1984
Date-Received: Sat, 28-Jul-84 09:18:52 EDT
Organization: MDS Qantel, Hayward CA.
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> I'm planning a trip to CA this fall.  I just read an ad in the New York
> TImes classified for a $300 round trip to San Francisco and $69 for L.A.
> When I called the number, they said that the reason it was so cheap was
> that you couldn't carry on luggage, and they used your luggage allowance
> to transport packages they needed shipping.

There is an article about this in the May 84 issue of Savvy magazine, page
91.  It seems like a real cheap way to get between New York and the West
Coast--cheaper than any other!  See the article for an in-depth discussion.

Steve Vance
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Qantel Corporation, Hayward, CA