I have been noticing with much interest when the news talks about airfares going up and down in response to the economy. I’m sure that the airlines are walking a very fine line. They need to fill their seats and turn a profit, but if they charge too much money for their flights the customers simply won’t fly. And I keep hearing about how some airlines are trying to save money by not offering drinks or snacks, or make more money by charging fees for baggage. It used to be that airlines let you check two suitcases for free, and now some of them are charging for every single bag that you check.
Now I’m hearing that the airlines are cutting their rates again in an attempt to fill their seats. I wonder how long those cheap flights are going to last! My daughter wants to take a vacation soon and we like to use United Airlines when we fly because we find that their flight schedule is the most convenient for us most of the time. And we also find that the planes are comfortable and have fewer transfers and layovers than most of the other airlines that service our area.