So I came across an advertisment for air travel in LIFE magazine on Google Books . Since I've just had the trip to San Francisco it's interesting to check what's been goin on.Here's what I paid:
| Base Fare | $173.02 |
| + Excise Taxes | $12.98 |
This brings it up to the advertised fare of $186.00 for roundtrip.
Additional fees:
| + Segment Fee | $11.10 |
| + Passenger Facility Charge | $13.50 |
| + Security Fee | $7.50 |
This brings the total up to $218.10.
In 1941 the fare taken from the advertisment amounts to $42.10 for one way and $75.78 for roundtrip. Accounting for inflation this would correspond to $1,152.00 today.
In 1941 the flight time was 4 hours 30 minutes and for my flight the distance was covered in 1 hour 55 minutes.
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