The Price Of This Short Domestic Flight Is So Absurd You'll Think It's A Typo Americans hoping to fly home for the holidays are in for a brutal case of sticker shock. Just how bad has the airfare insanity become? One flight between two cities in the same state reportedly came with a price tag so outrageous it almost defies belief.
A roughly 90 minute flight from Buffalo to New York City is said to have been listed for a $12,000 , according to TikTokker Kristen Mirand. The eye-popping figure was quoted for a round-trip ticket, according to the New York Post . Making matters even more absurd, the quoted itinerary reportedly included a detour through Florida.
It remains unclear whether anyone actually purchased a ticket at that price. The shocking example comes as holiday airfare reaches its highest level in a decade. The average domestic round-trip ticket for Thanksgiving now costs $402, a 31% increase from last year , according to travel booking platform Hopper .
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