You are very disconnected from a huge chunk of the US population. Traveling with a family of 4 to visit extended family on a popular period like Christmas or Th

You are very disconnected from a huge chunk of the US population. Traveling with a family of 4 to visit extended family on a popular period like Christmas or Thanksgiving (i.e. when typical middle class people get time off) will cost upwards of $2000 for a round trip flight a thousand miles away or so.