This is a great piece, definitely, but the question I have, do you - Americans - consider $500 a fair/reasonable amount of money to pay for a plane ticket? (I even had to lookup the average salary in the USA) I'm from Europe myself, and it usually costs us anywhere from $40 to $150 to travel anywhere in Europe, though the prices do go up if you want to go to a place such as China, Thailand, or even India. But then ag…
What's "a plane ticket"? I live near Washington, DC. If I fly to, say, New York, then $500 would be outrageous. I'd expect to pay $100-200 roundtrip for that, depending. It's about an hour's flight. If I fly to Miami, I'd expect to pay $200-300. That's about two hours. If I fly to San Francisco, then $500 becomes a reasonable price. That's a six hour flight. It makes no sense to talk about "a plane ticket" in isolati…
Re: Air Fares 101 – Why do fares change all the time?
#191You're right.