Seattle, Spokane Airports See Big Increase In Airfare Costs
SEATTLE — Travelers on both sides of the Cascades are feeling the pinch of higher airfare more than many other parts of the country: Both airports saw some of the nation's largest surges in ticket prices during the second quarter of this year, according to a new report.
SmartAsset looked at America's busiest 100 airports heading into the holiday travel season and found the Seattle and Spokane airports among the top 10 for growth in average ticket prices between the second quarter of 2021 and 2022 — the most recently available data.
Researchers found the Seattle-Tacoma International airport had the third-highest increase for one-way and round-trip domestic flights, surging almost 50 percent to $437. Spokane International Airport averaged $438, increasing by roughly $129 over the year.
Average airfare increased by 21 percent nationally, and just one of the 100 airports studied saw prices go down: Myrtle Beach International Airport. Average ticket prices averaged $397 across the country in the second quarter of 2022, making for the highest prices since 2014.
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