Yep, I'm factoring in inflation. Again, you're using a single example instead of average industry-wide fares. That fare has gone down (orbitz shows $404), while many others have gone up. You'd be amazed how much money some people spend on tickets to go to little cities on RJs. Just checking a random flight on Orbitz, I picked DTW-DSM three weeks out. The price? $1,315 on a Pinnacle CRJ!!! Prices on some routes have gone down while prices on other routes have shot through the stratosphere. The average price hasn't changed that much, even adjusted for inflation.