Flights are outrageous now - I can't believe anyone is paying those prices but people are funny that way - they seem to enjoy being taken advantage of and pay those prices, which is why the airlines can keep charging them. Believe me, if people said, as they have in the past, "No, I will not travel if those are the prices," then suddenly the passenger count dips quite a bit, and voila, suddenly airline prices are reasonable once again. It's really that simple.