Ms. JG and I have always spent New Year's back in Louisiana. We typically go the Saturday after Xmas, and return after New Year's day. We flew into MSY for many years, but since the storm, we've been flying in BTR.

For the last 8 years our tickets have been as low as $250, and never higher than $400, a.i.

This year, EWR-BTR is $675, EWR-MSY is $550. (LGA, other airlines are the same or higher). And that's 3.5 months in advance.

Sure is hard getting used to the new world of higher prices.