Originally Posted by
Craig6z
Good point. Ten years ago a mid-week with no weekend stay coach roundtrip between LAX and JFK ran $1650 (it was refundable though). Didn't make a difference if I bought it two weeks in advance. Now-a-days the same ticket (albeit non-refundable) is under $500.
Yes, but there's an exponentially higher chance you won't MAKE IT to JFK if anything goes wrong now.