...so I'm booking travel for a family vacation - just a domestic flight...
If you go direct to Delta the cost is over $1k per ticket
If you go to google flights you find much cheaper fares (a couple hundred bucks), but flying in the middle of the night and crazy layovers
If you go direct to budget airlines there are hidden fees at the end that I don't see anywhere else which add about $90 per ticket more.
its wild...