[karmajunkie]

it’s cute you think that’s going to show up in lower ticket costs instead of the company’s profit margin.

[jrk]

Commercial air travel is extremely competitive and has very low margins.

[samplifier]

Sounds like a race to the bottom. Mmm bad pun.

[articulatepang]

We don't really have to guess: as jet engines became more fuel-efficient, inflation-adjusted prices for air tickets dropped. And as oil prices fluctuate, so do ticket prices. There's a bunch of noise in both these trends but the best explanation for them is that competition between airlines drives prices to roughly the cost of provision, of which 30% or so is fuel.