In pricing Christmas travel options, I contemplated flying JetBlue to Burlington, Vermont.  The cheapest flight costs $104,  and goes by way of JFK Airport in New York.

It’s a cheap flight, and (believe it or not) the best route available.  Unfortunately, the timing is lousy, with a layover for over four hours.

I thought I’d try pricing just the flight from JFK to Burlington thinking I’d make the connection on another carrier.  The exact same flight without the leg from Boston costs just $99.

Why didn’t someone tell me sooner that we had $5 flights to New York from here?