Airplane ticket fares are actually up this season — even as airlines save about $31 million a week on lower jet fuel prices. Flying non-stop this Thanksgiving will cost American travelers about 10 to 15 percent more than last year — even though jet fuel prices have dropped 17 percent in the same time span.avings from lower fuel prices comes out to about $2.15 for each flight a passenger takes — and those savings go straight into the airlines' pockets.