[PaulHoule]

Soon after the 2008 financial crisis I flew from Ithaca NY to Washington DC multiple times for about $100.

These flights went through what is now American's hub in Philly.

I thought, gee, I'd like to take my son to Philly but then I found they charged $400 for the flight from ITH to PHL.

When the pricing obviously is disjoint from the cost to provide the service, the airline industry just can't expect us to take anything they say about pricing and service seriously. It's just like it is with these pharmacy benefit managers.