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    From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Sat Apr 26 12:08:47 2025
    Plane tickets are getting cheaper as domestic travel demand weakens

    Major carriers are turning to off-peak fare sales and cutting
    excess capacity in the second half of the year.

    Airfare dropped in March, according to the latest inflation read.
    ...
    On a series of earnings calls, they said the reasons range from
    President Donald Trump's whipsawing tariff policies to volatile
    markets and, most notably, economic uncertainty. =====================================

    https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/26/plane-tickets-cheap-travel.html

    Trump - Making America Great Again.....

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  • From Eli the Bearded@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Sat Apr 26 19:52:30 2025
    In misc.news.internet.discuss, JAB <[email protected]d> wrote:
    Plane tickets are getting cheaper as domestic travel demand weakens

    Major carriers are turning to off-peak fare sales and cutting
    excess capacity in the second half of the year.

    Airfare dropped in March, according to the latest inflation read.

    My daughter flew in for her grandmother's birthday (NYC to SFO, then
    back). The timing could have just as easily been traveling for Easter.
    Both ways she had an empty seat next to her.

    Not evidence, but supporting ancedote.

    Elijah
    ------
    flights to and fro Manila, Philippines, is expected in June, hopefully cheap

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  • From Retrograde@21:1/5 to JAB on Mon Apr 28 02:49:04 2025
    On 2025-04-26, JAB <[email protected]d> wrote:
    Plane tickets are getting cheaper as domestic travel demand weakens

    Major carriers are turning to off-peak fare sales and cutting
    excess capacity in the second half of the year.

    Airfare dropped in March, according to the latest inflation read.
    ...
    On a series of earnings calls, they said the reasons range from
    President Donald Trump's whipsawing tariff policies to volatile
    markets and, most notably, economic uncertainty.
    =====================================

    https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/26/plane-tickets-cheap-travel.html

    Trump - Making America Great Again.....

    Wait, I was informed by "reputable sources" aka the Internet and news
    media, that prices were going to go up and never come back down again.
    Even the BBC is running an article about how prices are going up and
    being hidden in things like baggage fees.

    Or is the real world more complicated than rage bait articles? Asking
    for a friend.

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