Nancy2 > wrote:

>Fares are ridiculous....when my son wants to fly here from Virginia,
>it costs upwards of $400 or more round-trip, unless there's a deal
>somewhere. And I'm only halfway across the country from him. Often,
>flights to either coast from anywhere are cheaper that shorter
>flights.

The general trend is that air fares are up in the past year or so,
relative to a long stable interval lasting the previous 15 or so years.

Only if a discount carrier such as Southwest or Jetblue is operating in
a given market will fares be low.

I note that Southwest now flies out of Dulles, not sure if that
helps your son's ability to fly for cheap.

Steve