Comcast-Spectacor Offering Ticket Package For Flyers, 76ers Games

Comcast-Spectacor for the first time is "offering a combination ticket package between its professional franchises, the Flyers and 76ers," according to Kate Fagan of the PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER. The "two-sport ticket combination includes two tickets to a Flyers game and a forthcoming Sixers game for $100." Tickets in this package are designated to "certain areas of Wachovia Center." Comcast-Spectacor President & COO Peter Luukko in an e-mail said, "It's something we've been wanting to try. We're excited about the opportunity. It may lead to more cross promotion." The Flyers and 76ers' fan bases have been "vastly different, and combining a ticket package is unusual." But Luukko said, "We look at it more as they're Philadelphia sports fans." Fagan notes the Flyers are third in attendance in the NHL, averaging 19,344 fans per game, while the 76ers are last in the NBA in attendance, averaging 11,411 a game. Comcast-Spectacor, which has "labeled several new lower-priced ticket packages 'recession busters,'" indicated that it "would offer 'last-minute' deals akin to those offered by airlines and Broadway shows." Fans "must register online for these so-called 'Buzzer Beater' offers" (PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, 11/20).