[gstelmack]

Let me be clear: this is only part of the issue with flying. It's not just about price, it's also getting extremely inconvenient, between security issues, overbooking, getting stuck on the plane for extended periods, being forced to fly puddle-jumpers for part of the flight, etc. Some of this, as albion points out, makes it near impossible to fly with kids anymore (try flying with a kid when you can't bring a bottle of water on board for them to drink from when they get thirsty).

We don't fly anywhere if we can avoid it. Driving is so much easier these days, aside from the occasional traffic jam. Or we even took the Amtrak train to New England last November, and that was better than flying (and had its advantages over driving).