It’s easy to look at airline rates and believe they’ve never been so expensive, but that’s simply not true. For example, a TWA flight from Los Angeles to New York in June 1959 cost $168.40. In today’s dollars, that amounts to $1,225. A seasoned traveler wouldn’t take long to find a far lower rate if they wanted to make the same flight today. And that’s the point: We’re all looking for a deal. If it’s a United Airlines flight you seek, here are eight ways you can keep the cost down.
