flight tickets

Californians say they’re being pinched by high travel costs for flights in the Golden State, as airfare prices continue to climb after jumping by more than 25 percent compared to the same time last year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

How airlines price tickets is a source of many myths and urban legends. These include tips about the best day of the week to buy a ticket, last-minute discounts offered by the airlines, and the conspiracy theories suggesting that the carriers use cookies to increase prices for their passengers. None of these three statements is entirely true.