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The Most Expensive and Least Expensive Airports in the US
According to the US Department of Transportation, airfares are now at an all time high. The average fare for the 2nd quarter of 2008 was $352. That's up nearly 8% from a year ago. Travelers are definitely feeling the surge in prices. However, the averages for individual airports vary wildly. Cincinnati has it worst. With fares averaging $595, it is the most expensive airport to fly out of in the country. Like many similar-sized cities, Cinci has an airport with fewer carriers and fewer direct routes than big city airports. Lack of options almost always means higher prices.On the other end of the spectrum, Love Field in Dallas has a fare average of $221. Though it is smaller and older than Dallas/Ft. Worth International, Love Field's West terminal is dominated by Southwest Airlines, which is known for its cheaper fares. American Eagle and Continental Express offer flights to Houston and Chicago O'Hare from the airport's other terminal. LA's Burbank Airport, second fiddle to LAX, also has a low fare average ($252).It looks like having a second airport in your city is never a bad thing.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Amanda Nov 5th 2008 3:30PM
too bad midway is usually more expensive than ohare...but there are usually good deals at ohare
Jen Nov 7th 2008 12:23AM
I live six miles from Greenville/Spartanburg International and I drive to either Charlotte or Atlanta to get on a plane. It is actually cheaper to get a ticket from them, then drive an hour and half. Then to pay the prices at GSP.
Jenny Nov 7th 2008 1:11PM
My entire family lives in Cincinnati (I live in LA). Every year it gets more and more expensive to fly back there. This year, flying direct on Delta in coach at Christmas time at the time of day I needed would have been over $1100. So I'm going first class.... for not that much more. It's ridiculous. My parents almost always drive to Dayton, Indianapolis, or Louisville whenever they go anywhere. And lots of people play the game where they buy tickets to Dayton, but just get off in Cincinnati. I heard Delta was trying to crack down on that, but it's ridiculous that you can fly an entire EXTRA LEG and then be charged half the price as you would just flying to Cincinnati.