Airline ticket prices expected to fall for first time in years

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  • Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
  • After years of soaring airfare prices, costs have fallen to lows not seen since 2009. NBC’s Emile Ikeda breaks down why the prices are falling and shares how to get the best deals on your next vacation.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 89

  • @nondescriptnyc
    @nondescriptnyc Рік тому +31

    This is great news, and I hope the same trend will soon be seen among the international flights, as well. I’ve been eyeing flights to Japan, but the fares have easily been 2x, sometimes even 3x, what they used to be pre-end of the pandemic.

    • @CalienteFrijoles
      @CalienteFrijoles Рік тому +1

      maybe look at some of the international airlines? I booked a round trip from LAX to NRT for $737 last week and it includes 2 checked bags at 23kg each and 1 carryon. Domestic airlines weren’t that far off on pricing either but they were still the most expensive

  • @dougbixler7577
    @dougbixler7577 Рік тому +138

    I'll actually believe it when I see it. I call BS on this piece.
    We looked at prices to fly to Florida in February, April and July. Those prices were over $1500 round trip from Albany to Orlando for each ticket.

    • @nathanjw940
      @nathanjw940 Рік тому +7

      Look at allegiant I booked a flight from Florida to Detroit for $40 round trip. Buy a bag that meets the requirements it's $20 that will save you hundreds

    • @grand_vacation
      @grand_vacation Рік тому +8

      Bro I just went to Miami RT from ALB for only $215 on Delta.

    • @Cory69
      @Cory69 Рік тому

      $300 roundtrip from boston to Orlando ur better off driving there lol

    • @nathanjw940
      @nathanjw940 Рік тому

      @@Cory69 that is why Spirit is there they offer the same flight for 40 and it forces others to compete maybe they are more but offer more with the ticket

    • @skaarfvagly3959
      @skaarfvagly3959 Рік тому

      Yeah, I think prices are going to continue skyrocketing. As long as people keep "doom spending" on credit cards they wont pay back anyway, airline tickets are going to continue skyrocketing, at least until people start maxing out their cards and can't make minimum payments anymore.

  • @oiecy74
    @oiecy74 Рік тому +24

    Dang inflation, happy to see airlines dropping prices. mighty travels premium always finds me the lowest fares

  • @Michaelcj-m2d
    @Michaelcj-m2d Рік тому +28

    Heard there just adding hidden fees to make it look like That..🤔

  • @IaneHowe
    @IaneHowe Рік тому +1

    Doesn't look like i used to fly to FL for 100 now is almost 400. What it looks like a sale, is that now we pay extra to pick a seat we pay extra to check in luggage we pay extra for carry on even, so they can't call a "sale".

  • @thebraz21
    @thebraz21 Рік тому +16

    They do a report on this every time it’s a travel season. The prices are not going down they never go down. It’s just like going grocery shopping and then they’re gonna get you for extra fees anyway and every third-party company says that they are the cheapest way to book a flight I travel quite often believe me nobody’s cheaper than the airline itself.

  • @ctbt1832
    @ctbt1832 Рік тому +13

    The cost of these airline tickets is astronomical. It’s too expensive. There’s no discount there’s no deal. do you want to discount or a deal reach out to your council members reach out to your senators to your representatives, and tell them to push for high-speed rails. Mag lift trains if need be. This country needs trains that can travel over 250 300 miles an hour for the full duration of the ride. Just like other countries trains can do so.

  • @Enchanteralle
    @Enchanteralle Рік тому +4

    Just booked tickets for April and nope, not seeing any price drop.

  • @kemetancientafrica
    @kemetancientafrica Рік тому +9

    Falling where? I used to get a 600 Dollar ticket from Atlanta to Nairobi but I haven't seen that since 2020.

  • @JK-uu9if
    @JK-uu9if Рік тому +27

    It’s only cheaper buying your ticket from third parties. I always book direct.

    • @aaronlimitless
      @aaronlimitless Рік тому +1

      I mean you can definitely do that typically though booking through third-party isn’t really cheaper though like if you are on KAYAK and you see a flight for Delta if you look up that same flight for Delta it’s the same price may be a few dollars more but I just use KAYAK and those type of ones as a search engine. Search multiple Airlines quickly and then I’ll narrow my search from there.

  • @NHLblkgurl
    @NHLblkgurl Рік тому +33

    Why? Nobody wants to be stuck in the restroom the entire flight, on a plane where engines fail, or vacuumed out the side of the fuselage?

    • @BenMonares
      @BenMonares Рік тому +1

      It’s not a bad thing if airline prices are getting cheaper

    • @zaram131
      @zaram131 Рік тому

      Yes, it means people don’t trust the airlines. I know I don’t!

  • @quivop7759
    @quivop7759 Рік тому +1

    Not the same here in Europe. Prices are crazier than ever.

  • @euroschmau
    @euroschmau Рік тому +7

    What?! Prices going down? Not at all. $1600 to Europe this summer is the norm.

    • @nondescriptnyc
      @nondescriptnyc Рік тому +3

      This report specifically says it only pertains to US domestic flights.

    • @skaarfvagly3959
      @skaarfvagly3959 Рік тому

      Yeah... As long as people keep "doom spending" on credit cards that they wouldn't normally be able to afford, airline prices are going to continue skyrocketing...

  • @grand_vacation
    @grand_vacation Рік тому +3

    I just went to Miami from Albany, NY RT for only $215. Very affordable. Took a cruise and flew for less than a grand. If these prices keep up I'll go in April.

  • @chanej2651
    @chanej2651 Рік тому +1

    Flights are still high. I don't know what their talking about.

  • @tvland7730
    @tvland7730 Рік тому +2

    Meanwhile the checked baggage is still needed to purchase separately 😂 I miss the old time when checked baggages were included in the fare

    • @OriolesFanNY
      @OriolesFanNY 10 місяців тому

      For real. At least one checked baggage was free. Now $100 each way per baggage if you're flying international.

  • @charlesfranklinhall
    @charlesfranklinhall Рік тому +2

    I got tickets to Sydney for RT for 806 in October. And to Ireland in March for 318!

  • @ahhitskatie9094
    @ahhitskatie9094 Рік тому +1

    Flight prices were very low in 2020 and 2021. I’m NOT seeing prices that low in 2024. Please prove it. :)

  • @TracyAllenPreplanner
    @TracyAllenPreplanner Рік тому

    I feel like people hearing about doors falling off in flight and other airline mishaps, that bad publicity is making them lower their prices to gain the trust of people to continue flying as well

  • @Parischick11
    @Parischick11 Рік тому +1

    Where?! I think this is a PR stunt from the airlines. I avoid travelling during the holiday season and always book direct with the airlines.

  • @apooh3051
    @apooh3051 Рік тому +1

    It's still expensive.

  • @manuvns
    @manuvns Рік тому +1

    I would rather drive but my alternator is not working 😂

  • @igglye6805
    @igglye6805 Рік тому

    And then people will complain still that it’s more cramped because they added seats

  • @user-nn5qw5mu4m
    @user-nn5qw5mu4m Рік тому +2

    Is this just in the US? US flights are already significantly cheaper.

  • @craigvogel2935
    @craigvogel2935 Рік тому +1

    I don’t know southwest to Tampa is more than I ever paid now

  • @SF-ul2mr
    @SF-ul2mr Рік тому +1

    Well its bc is off season. Summer will go right back up

  • @RichardHannay
    @RichardHannay Рік тому +6

    I thought it’s because of Boeing flights failing

    • @MrBaskins2010
      @MrBaskins2010 Рік тому

      Yes it is, don’t fall for it. Some deals are too good to be true

  • @bridgec
    @bridgec Рік тому

    Still high

  • @nathanjw940
    @nathanjw940 Рік тому +2

    I have booked flights for $40 deals are out there

  • @acslater017
    @acslater017 Рік тому +5

    For perspective, air fares are about 10x lower than when the public first started flying. LA to NYC used to average $7,000 in today’s dollars.

    • @skaarfvagly3959
      @skaarfvagly3959 Рік тому

      I'd still pay extra to fly on the concorde. I wish LA to NYC was still a short flight 😭 BRING BACK CONCORDE!!!

    • @patrisio3
      @patrisio3 11 місяців тому

      In 2006, I paid $750 for a RT between Jacksonville and London via Atlanta on Delta during the 1st and 2nd week of September. I just looked and I can fly the same class ticket on Delta on the same route during the 1st and 2nd week of this coming September for $710.

  • @MrAwesomeSauce777
    @MrAwesomeSauce777 Рік тому +1

    trying to buy tickets and ITS NOT CHEAPER😭😭

  • @lt3074
    @lt3074 Рік тому +1

    If that's the case, I want my price adjusted after booking a flight last year flight for my trip coming up in April😄

  • @kevins2880
    @kevins2880 Рік тому

    I don’t see different. It’s still expensive 😢

  • @denniedollreborn8711
    @denniedollreborn8711 9 місяців тому

    Yah but you gotta pay for the bags

  • @brigspearman2171
    @brigspearman2171 Рік тому

    That does take a lot of benefits

  • @diegoyuiop
    @diegoyuiop Рік тому

    Wow competition brings down prices despite evergrowing regulations! Who would have thought!

  • @SacrificeLoveJoyLife
    @SacrificeLoveJoyLife Рік тому

    Good, they have been stupid expensive

  • @untouchable360x
    @untouchable360x Рік тому +2

    They will add a $50 restroom usage fee.

  • @weareorigin
    @weareorigin Рік тому +1

    Now more Walmart customers can fly with cheaper flight costs.

  • @eyelovecolorado2195
    @eyelovecolorado2195 Рік тому +1

    Between 2020 and 2023 prices went up 200%. So a 16% drop is not a big deal. These airlines count on the us population not being able to do simple math!! 😂😂

  • @stephen7701
    @stephen7701 Рік тому

    It should be 50% cheaper with doors falling off mid flight 😤😒

  • @mjd1271
    @mjd1271 Рік тому +3

    Only apply to domestic ?

  • @verysus9029
    @verysus9029 Рік тому

    Fall as fast as a door plug?

  • @jetbend
    @jetbend 11 місяців тому

    Here because system want to apply pressure

  • @nakfx134
    @nakfx134 Рік тому

    is it me or does Katy have that GPS voice

  • @Bekind817
    @Bekind817 Рік тому

    Very bad for the environnement

  • @diegoaccord
    @diegoaccord Рік тому

    It does seem that it is more expensive to travel to Japan than I paid last year by approximately 10%. But there's no competition when Japan's such a hot destination.

  • @Kakkoii_otoko
    @Kakkoii_otoko Рік тому

    As they should. Their excuse for raising them was the pandemic, but that is over now, so let's get them prices back to normal.

  • @stevencampbell365
    @stevencampbell365 Рік тому

    Better than the planes falling out of the sky😊

  • @MrBaskins2010
    @MrBaskins2010 Рік тому

    Yea call it a door buster sale 😅

  • @MeITellYou
    @MeITellYou Рік тому

    1:34 a bird brain talking

  • @DiegoHernandezHernandez-xp8cg

    Am I the only one happy the year is almost over lol

  • @PureAloha78
    @PureAloha78 Рік тому

    yeah whatever !

  • @boomersunite6922
    @boomersunite6922 Рік тому +3

    lies

  • @sterlingmichel4445
    @sterlingmichel4445 Рік тому

    $400 flight americans wow ticket flights are cheap, eruopean 120 euros flights for the same distance wow ticket flights are so expensive.

  • @SecretCollage
    @SecretCollage Рік тому

    Competition is good 🎉 no to Monopolies!

  • @JonStark
    @JonStark Рік тому

    16% less value on your life. LOL. Cheaper flights mean less time to quality check your plane.

  • @vvCruzCruz-nw7fi
    @vvCruzCruz-nw7fi Рік тому

    👀

  • @bridgec
    @bridgec Рік тому

    LIES LIES

  • @MrRoman626
    @MrRoman626 Рік тому

    When you adjust for inflation? When will my paycheck adjust for inflation? 🤡

  • @Michaelcj-m2d
    @Michaelcj-m2d Рік тому

    I only fly if its in a Airbus 🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺