Don't you think that planes would do better if they lower the price for flights?

Question

Thinks will get worse and worse with those plane company if the price don't go down. Don't you think more people would travel by plane?

Answer 1

They can't lower the price of fuel for the planes - and can't pack enough people onto the planes to make it any cheaper to fly.  Take the train...

Answer 2

The reason why ticket prices are so high is because of the cost of oil. To compensate for rising oil prices and, therefore, to stay in business, the airlines have to charge more per ticket. It's not as cheap to fly as it once was, but it's not as cheap to travel by car as it used to be, either.

If the airlines lower their prices any more, they'll go bankrupt. You can thank the lovely oil companies for that.