Skybus Launches Inaugural Flight

Skybus launched its first flight yesterday, and tickets are now available. For 10 dollars. For cross-country flights. You heard right. 10 dollars from Columbus to Los Angeles. Of course, the ticket fare doesn’t cover the cost of baggage, snacks, and or any frills or service of any kind. And you have to pay more if you want a good seat. Or if you don’t buy the tickets way in advance. Plus Skybus mostly flies out of second-tier hubs.

Still, 10 dollars for a flight is insanely cheap and I usually sleep through most flights. For 10 bucks, I’ll fly over to Utah to watch the Jazz win the NBA Finals and bring only my toothbrush, crammed into the worst seat on the plane.