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Old Jan 30, 2020, 2:21 am
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Originally Posted by findark
And now you do it in F for $36.50 with perhaps modestly reduced food but a nicer seat, or if you value money you can got from ORD to LGA for $12.50.

Some cuts have been made since the 60s, but airfare is massively cheaper than it was then.
I did a google-flights search and from their GRAPH grid showing OWs for most dates (in Y) around $75 and (in F) around $200--when can you get $12.50 or $36.50?
Pre-deregulation all tickets were fully refundable and they didn't nickel and dime you for extras--though comparing then and now in today's $ flights are cheaper today.
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