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11.14.07

Spirit Airlines markets to math geeks

Posted in Math, Funny, News at 11:34 am by leingang

Spirit Airlines is running a promotion based on the Fibonacci Sequence.

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Cheapano Fibonacci wants you to take advantage of his latest Fabulous Fibonacci Sale. Fares are as low as $1* each way. …$1, $2, $3, $5, $8, $13, $21, and some $34 and $55 fares must be booked on spiritair.com between 12:00 PM ET on November 13, 2007 and 11:59 PM ET on November 14, 2007 for travel on the dates as specified by individual market and by market direction…. Please see the terms and conditions for complete restrictions and details.

Asterisks abound , and you can’t fly any day you want, but the deal is legitimate. For instance, you can fly (if you book today)

  • from Fort Lauderdale to Nassau for $1
  • from Fort Lauderdale to Orlando for $2
  • from Fort Lauderdale to Freeport (Bahamas) for $3
  • $5 and $8 fares seem to be missing!
  • from Fort Lauderdale to Grand Cayman for $13
  • from Boston to Myrtle Beach for $21 (now we’re talking!)
  • from Atlanta to Las Vegas for $34
  • from Detroit to Cancun for $55
  • from Orlando to Agudilla, PR for $89
  • from Orlando to Kingston, Jamaica for $144
  • or first class for $233

Even though the Fibonacci sequence grows (asymptotically) exponentially, this is still my favorite airline promotion based on an integer sequence.

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