Originally Posted by timnboston
Booking an airline ticket today is like buying a lottery ticket. Can anyone explain why the ticket home is so much more expensive than the flight down - same aircraft, same route?

Usually, but not always the same aircraft and route. I fly from DAY and my return flight on Delta came in from JFK but went back to ATL. Conversely, the flight that came in from ATL then went to JFK. But, figuring out anything the airlines do is next to impossible.


J.D.