why are flights SO expensive right now?

It rises because oil price increases, maintenance, airport fees also rise up.

Oil prices. If the airlines did not buy any extra fuel last year when the prices were lower then they will have to pay the huge price increases now. I know Easyjet bought 40% of their fuel for this year, last year so therefore can still offer good prices for flights.

While ticket prices have gone up in the last year or two...they still don't compare to the rate the gas has gone up in the last two years. Even with these price increases, and charges for other things such as checked bags....the airlines still aren't making money.

I totally know what you mean!!

here in the uk in dollars its a $600 dollar price jump!!!!

reasons: areoplanes are now becoming toooooo expensive to run:

fuel prices are going up

food prices go up

and the risk of global warming cut down the number of flights

It is def. the oil prices ... its about time that airlines start charging for what it costs to fly. Instead of undercutting the next guy getting a lower fair.. causing all the layoffs airlines are facing.

Hello, have you not seen gas prices sky rocket in the past few months?

they are very expensive because they need to pay for gas too. hell if you think filling up an usv is expensive imagine how much it would cost to fill up a beoing. Also, due to recession, few people are traveling so thats also jacking up the prices.

rising fuel prices due to high oil prices

gas is super duper expensive

Um, gas, obviously.