Why Transatlantic Flights Cost More Than Transcontinental Ones

For those who frequently travel between the West Coast, the East Coast, and Europe, it may be fairly obvious that flights across the Atlantic Ocean are significantly more expensive than flights across the United States. While you might immediately think to dismiss this because flights across the Atlantic are significantly longer than those across the country, there are many cases in which transatlantic flights are not all that longer than cross-country ones, but they still come along with significantly higher price tags.