Sure, legroom has shrunk, meals have become paltry, and flights are more crowded. Yet despite a litany of things we don’t like about flying these days ( see United Airlines in April), we can’t complain about the cost of flying compared to nearly 25 years ago.
At O’Hare International Airport, the nation’s second-busiest airport for domestic travelers, average domestic air fares have fallen 52.9 percent to an average of $317.98 in 2016, compared with $675.46 (adjusted for inflation to the…