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I think the problem is that the base, cheapest ticket prices have been generally increasing while at the same time losing 'features' that now cost an additional

I think the problem is that the base, cheapest ticket prices have been generally increasing while at the same time losing 'features' that now cost an additional amount of money to have. It's not like airfare is decreasing when they arbitrarily decide you must now pay for water.

refurb 8y ago
Hmmm... I guess it depends on your timeframe, but I’m constantly amazed at how much cheaper airfare has gotten over the last decade, when you account for inflation. Particularly if you look international. 10 years ago a US to Asia flight was $1200-$1400 at the absolute cheapest. Now you can often find flights in the $600-900 range, regularly.
TangoTrotFox 8y ago
In my own experience ticket prices have been plummeting over the years. This [1] article provides data indicating a > 50% drop since 1979. That article is up to 2013 and they also seem to have been constantly dropping since then as well. Interestingly the article gets into the reason that many individuals seem to have not noticed this. [1] - https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/02/how-airline-ticket-prices-fell-50-in-30-years-and-why-nobody-noticed/273506/ https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/02/how-air...