[condescendence]

>Domestic flights don't seem much faster or more comfortable than 10 years ago, and service has arguably gotten worse as usage has continued to increase.

It seems like this is a result of an industry "normalizing." Once something becomes mainstream the quality usually goes down but quantity goes up.

Sure the Concorde was innovative, but the ticket prices were extremely high. In the 80's IIRC a round trip ticket was $1000 from the US to the UK. Adjusting for inflation that's around $3k for a flight.

Taking a quick look....today you can get the same flight from 35 different carriers, little slower of course, but for around $600-1000. As much as people complain about leg room and amenities I think most people care more about price and availability.

[rosser]

The Concorde is a bit inapt of a comparison; it had only one class of seating, and was targeted towards business-class travelers. A comparable seat on a modern, slower jumbo would also be in the $2-5k neighborhood, versus sub-$1k for economy fares.

EDIT: So, yes: you can do it for under a grand, but you're not getting the glass of champagne.

[tandr]

If you compare today's flight experience and expectations of service to Concorde, you probably should do it against today's business class rates. Which brings you to the same price ranges as Concorde, but with longer flight times.

[matthewaveryusa]

>$600-1000

CDG-JFK round-trip can be done for 300 bucks on Norwegian -- it's insane

Business class will still run you min 2.5k though which is what the concorde was offering