We flew AA last December out of Charlotte, and those flights are still over $600 for basic economy for December 2021. We ended up going out of ATL for $450 this year, but our flights are now $914 for main cabin and basic economy is no longer an option. Flying just one day earlier brings the cost back down to $450, though.

I'm torn on passenger loads. It was great having a mostly empty plane last year, but I'm also worried about the flights getting cancelled in a few months. Our flight to SXM is actually pretty full. The return looks more like what we had in 2020 and is mostly empty.