Originally Posted by buckeyefanflyer

On most airlines, except Southwest for sure, if you depart and return the same day the fare can be several hundred dollars higher. Many compannies
are cutting back on business travel especially with on-line meetings and
conferences avalaible so you would think the airlines would make it more economical to do same day depart and return.
Even on say a Saturday maybe you want to go the NYC for just the day and return at night. The fare here is still several hundred dollars higher,
despite the fact returning Saturday evening is a light travel period but you can get the lower fare coming back Sunday night which is a prime time to
travel.