In October of 2002 Mrs. HeyHomie and I flew from Springfield, Illinois (SPI) to Orlando, FL (MCO) with a connecting flight in St. Louis (STL). The cost of the tickets was $252.xx each, round trip.
Today I’m seeing the same flight on expedia.com for $319.xx! :eek:
I know fuel costs have gone up and all that, but a 37% increase? :dubious:
Granted, it’s December, and airfares fluctuate and will likely continue to do so between now and June-ish (when I absolutely, positively CANNOT wait any more to buy my tix), but can I expect this fare to trend downward? Or is this going to be about right given the current state of the airline industry?
Airline tickets vary for any number of reasons. I just bought a ticket from LA to Guatamala City for the price of your ticket. It all depends on a million factors we know nothing about. Sometimes online isn’t the best way to go- try calling the airlines directly and asking them what they’ve got.
Who knows? It’s the airline industry! Heck, I only paid $299 to fly from Charlotte, NC to London via Dulles this past February. Just hang tight a bit - maybe someone will have a sale.
Has the number of airlines flying in and out of Springfield changed in the last 2 years? If someone dropped that route, the other carriers may well have raised ticket prices just because they can.
I made recent inquiries about flights to New Orleans. On American, from St Louis it was a direct flight and cost $400. From Nashville to New Orleans it was $300 with one connection, through St Louis and exactly the same flights that cost $400