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A round trip costs about 1.7 times a one-way fare, cheaper than buying two singles

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A round trip costs about 1.7 times a one-way fare, cheaper than buying two singles
Round-trip premium: the round-trip fare as a multiple of the one-way fare
Data through 2025 Q2
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Round-trip tickets cost a bit under twice the one-way fare, except in the first year of the pandemic, when the premium shrank. It has stayed in a narrow range since.

What this shows: The chart covers 2020 Q1 to 2025 Q2. It plots Round-trip to one-way fare ratio and Round-trip share on a vertical axis of Ratio / share. Latest values: Round-trip to one-way fare ratio 1.717; Round-trip share 0.5636. Data run through 2025 Q2.

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