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Old Sep 23, 2014 | 10:16 am
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Originally Posted by GUWonder
For the vast majority of US passengers, it's now a case of pay more than before and get less than before -- excepting perhaps when in the front of the flying bus.
Except the stats show the prices have been cut in half in constant dollar terms.

Originally Posted by GUWonder
It's amusing how some data misleads people into thinking something is more affordable in the US now than before, when the data is clear that it has become less affordable.
So rather than making up stats, show some.

The statement that travel is less affordable seems to defy the fact that more and more people are flying. If it was less affordable, fewer people could afford to fly.
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