Flights

Airline flights totally boggle my mind. Why is it that one day a flight can be $250, but the exact same one a week later is $360. Do magical things happen in that week? I do not understand.

And why is an hour long flight to Chicago a different cost than an hour long flight to Kansas City. Same distance.... shouldn't it be the same cost?

Why do holidays make a difference? Just because I may want to go somewhere over the 4th of July... is there really a need to raise the prices? Are fuel, pop, and peanuts more expensive that week?

And don't even get me started on Vegas. Why are flights to Vegas cheap? I get why hotels are... you spend money in their casino. But there is no gambling on a plane. So shouldn't the flight to Vegas be the same as the flight to California? I think we need some regulation here.

It seems that the airlines are raising prices and we are getting less and less for it. Sure... we get wedged in between the big fat guy with a cold who is throwing snotty kleenex' into the seat back pocket, and whose wife is on your other side with their kicking and screaming child. The good news... we arrive safely, and I do appreciate that. But they have taken away pillows, blankets, magazine's, food, etc. What's next? Seats? Are we all going to sit on the floor "cargo" style? Toilet paper? Are planes going to become BYOTP? I have a hard time with this concept.

Lord knows if you have a frequent flyer ticket headed your way, you certainly won't be able to use it... well, at least not when you want to. To go to LA, you will need to go through NY, and then FL, with 5 hour lay overs at each airport, and you will finally arrive 3 days later.

The truth is... as long as they get me and my luggage there safely, I can make my peace with the rest of it. But it would go a long way to regulate their prices and throw in a pack of peanuts here and there.

In any case... I am flying first-class to my cruise, and at least that should help a little.

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