Thumbs Down: Looking for a cheap one-way flight? You probably won’t find it in Minnesota. It ranks the fourth worst for one-way fares in the U.S., according to a news release from Minneapolis-based Thrifty Traveler. Thrifty Traveler searched and analyzed 2,000 domestic flights, comparing prices for 1,000 one-way flights against 1,000 with a return added. That analysis found that the nation's five largest airlines were charging higher fares on more than 50% of one-way domestic flights – not half the cost of a roundtrip, which had been the norm for years. The higher fares on one-way bookings ranged from just a few dollars more each way to charging two to three times more for a one-way ticket than the total cost of a roundtrip, according to the Thrifty Traveler.

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