From the roads, to the air, travel this Memorial Day weekend was more expensive than usual. Airlines are blaming the spiking fares on steeper jet fuel prices, coupled with a rapid surge in demand for leisure travel and too few flights.
coupled with a rapid surge in demand for leisure travel and too few flights. Staffing shortages remain a key issue for a number of airlines.
Travel site Hopper reports that domestic airfares into the summer are averaging more than $400 dollars a round trip, 24 percent higher than this time in 2019 and a 45 percent price increase from just one year ago. "As a family of four, I had to save, and be prepared for the cost of gas here for the car, and the flights," said Brennan.
"Prices are just too high man," said Miguel Solis, who was getting gas after driving his family of six back from Santa Cruz on Monday.average price of gas in California, hit $6 a gallon"No, I’m not happy, I’m not happy at all," said Renata Hobbs, who was filling up on Monday after driving to Bodega Bay for a wedding. Industry analysts blame the soaring costs on tight supplies, volatilty in the crude oil market and the war in Ukraine.
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