[Tim Walsh]

Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins

The public wants to fly for the same rate they paid 30 years ago. Flying has become rather unremarkable to the general public these days; it's like hopping on a bus, or a train. The unsophisticated public has no idea what it takes to get them in the air, and back down, safely. All they care about is cost. With rising aircraft, fuel, and parts costs, were does everyone think airlines save money?

yep, just do the math next time you're on a plan and it will astound you. I did it on the way back from AZ a couple weeks ago..Take your ticket price, divide by the number of legs and multiple the passenger count. I think my number came up to be about 6K for a leg from Phoenix to atlanta.