| When fuel costs are so high, people favor flying to | | | | then it is hard to justify the cost of driving. It is not |
| driving. If the distance to be traveled is over 500 | | | | just in the United States that this is true, it also |
| miles it often makes sense to fly. If the distance is | | | | works in Europe where discount airline flights from |
| over 1000 miles then it definitely makes sense to fly | | | | London to Paris or Madrid make sense. The |
| to save fuel. In fact unless you really need a car | | | | Euro-Tunnel costs to drive are expensive. Although a |
| once you get there and unless you will be staying for | | | | ferry is a little less expensive it still cannot compare |
| a long time or taking quite a bit of luggage, driving | | | | to the low cost of flying. In the United States we |
| makes little sense. Some of us may be setting our | | | | see people traveling to Las Vegas and from just |
| sights on destinations which are not close to large | | | | about anywhere except the LA Basin, it makes little |
| airports, meaning we will need to jump onto a | | | | sense to drive anymore. Flights from PHX, |
| commuter airline to complete the trip, which does | | | | Sacramento, Denver, Seattle or Portland are well |
| raise the cost. Still, it is hard to beat the trip on cost | | | | under $100.00 in many cases if you buy them in |
| if you are paying $2.35 per gallon. | | | | advance. If you check the cost of flying VS the cost |
| If you are traveling to a busy large International | | | | of fuel in you SUV, then you will see how affordable |
| Airport you are going to save money over driving. If | | | | flying really is. Think on this. |
| you live in a big city and traveling to another big city, | | | | |