Novelist with questions re 1995

For a novel I'm writing, I need to know 1995 air fares (within 10%)
domestic USA and international. United AL was helpful when I began;
but something's changed in the intervening years, and though I write
repeatedly to them and they send a form saying they will reply, they
don't. I'll be grateful for direction to any database. Please reply by
email.

On Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:47:27 -0700 (PDT), boyk
wrote:

For a novel I'm writing, I need to know 1995 air fares (within 10%)
domestic USA and international. United AL was helpful when I began;
but something's changed in the intervening years, and though I write
repeatedly to them and they send a form saying they will reply, they
don't. I'll be grateful for direction to any database. Please reply by
email.
SFO to LAX $25.
SFO to LHR $4-600 R/T

Thanks. I didn't make myself clear. I need a moderately comprehensive
listing, so as to work on the costs for a touring performer who must
fly first-class.

In

boyk wrote:

Thanks. I didn't make myself clear. I need a moderately comprehensive
listing, so as to work on the costs for a touring performer who must
fly first-class.

Maybe you can dig something out of this

http://www.bts.gov/help/air_travel_price_index.html

Your tax dollars at work.

--
Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN

"boyk" wrote in message
...
For a novel I'm writing, I need to know 1995 air fares (within 10%)
domestic USA and international. United AL was helpful when I began;
but something's changed in the intervening years, and though I write
repeatedly to them and they send a form saying they will reply, they
don't. I'll be grateful for direction to any database. Please reply by
email.


I paid £375 for an open-jaw in late August/September 1995. Outward
NCL-LHR-SFO and return SEA-AMS-NCL.
--

JohnT

"boyk" wrote in message
...
For a novel I'm writing, I need to know 1995 air fares (within 10%)
domestic USA and international. United AL was helpful when I began;
but something's changed in the intervening years, and though I write
repeatedly to them and they send a form saying they will reply, they
don't. I'll be grateful for direction to any database. Please reply by
email.

Go over to www.flyertalk.com and ask there. You may find someone who can
help you, particularly because airline personnel participate.

On Mar 23, 3:47 pm, "PTravel" wrote:
"boyk" wrote in message

...

For a novel I'm writing, I need to know 1995 air fares (within 10%)
domestic USA and international. United AL was helpful when I began;
but something's changed in the intervening years, and though I write
repeatedly to them and they send a form saying they will reply, they
don't. I'll be grateful for direction to any database. Please reply by
email.

Go over towww.flyertalk.comand ask there. You may find someone who can
help you, particularly because airline personnel participate.

* Thanks to all. -jb

This is tough! United Air Lines, which was v helpful when I began the
novel, is now protected by an impermeable stone wall. No media-
relations department, no number for exec. offices available, no
nothing. (I've tried!) Some other airlines ditto, and the very few
that allow mere peons to contact them, do not respond. Travel agents
don't have data back that far, or don't remember about specific years.
Newspaper archives show old ads, but those are mainly coach fares,
where I need business- and first-class. OK, I give up.

boyk wrote:

This is tough! United Air Lines, which was v helpful when I began the
novel, is now protected by an impermeable stone wall. No media-
relations department, no number for exec. offices available, no
nothing. (I've tried!) Some other airlines ditto, and the very few
that allow mere peons to contact them, do not respond. Travel agents
don't have data back that far, or don't remember about specific years.
Newspaper archives show old ads, but those are mainly coach fares,
where I need business- and first-class. OK, I give up.

How many times have you said you give up?
I thought you gave up a week or two ago

TMOliver wrote:

"boyk" wrote in message
...

This is tough! United Air Lines, which was v helpful when I began the
novel, is now protected by an impermeable stone wall. No media-
relations department, no number for exec. offices available, no
nothing. (I've tried!) Some other airlines ditto, and the very few
that allow mere peons to contact them, do not respond. Travel agents
don't have data back that far, or don't remember about specific years.
Newspaper archives show old ads, but those are mainly coach fares,
where I need business- and first-class. OK, I give up.


I suspect that a few hours (and subscribing - free - to www.flyertalk.com

This was recommended the last time he gave up.