Holy Batman, that's expensive!

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So it's that time of year when Neil and I start watching the prices of flights home for Christmas.

Well, lo and behold, we check around and this is what we discover for a flight from Toronto to Regina for the 2 of us:

Price Summary

Departing:

Airfare / Guest
Regular Fare
$552.00 CAD
Taxes, Fees & Surcharges /
Guest (details)
$83.65 CAD
Taxes, Fees & Surcharges /
Guest (details)
$83.65 CAD
Nav-Ins
$23.00 CAD
GST-HST
$35.98 CAD
AIF
$20.00 CAD
ATSC
$4.67 CAD
Subtotal / Guest
$635.65 CAD
Multiplied by 2 Guests
$1,271.30 CAD

Returning:

Airfare / Guest
Regular Fare
$512.00 CAD
Taxes, Fees & Surcharges /
Guest (details)
$75.95 CAD
Taxes, Fees & Surcharges /
Guest (details)
$75.95 CAD
Nav-Ins
$23.00 CAD
GST-HST
$33.28 CAD
AIF
$15.00 CAD
ATSC
$4.67 CAD
Subtotal / Guest
$587.95 CAD
Multiplied by 2 Guests
$1,175.90 CAD



Total Cost of Flight
$2,447.20 CAD

Isn't that ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS???

THAT IS MORE THAN NEIL AND I SPENT ROUND TRIP TO SWITZERLAND!!!!!

This was enough to make us seriously doubt whether we'd be going home this year.

Then late last night, on a whim, I checked Air Canada again and lucked out and found a couple of seat sale prices.... That said, we are going home for the shortest duration ever AND we are flying home on New Years Eve and will be at the luggage carousel in Toronto at midnight. Happy New Year indeed! If we came a day or two earlier or stayed a day or two later -- the cost would double.

Neil and I don't understand this. Seriously -- we could both go on an ALL INCLUSIVE VACATION for the same cost of flying home at regular price. INSANE!! I swear we could both fly home from Vancouver round trip for under $1000 easily.

Why is it so expensive to fly this year??? We've been flying home for the holidays for 5 years now and we have NEVER encountered prices this bad. So I ask, what gives?

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