two years ago, but if you can't get a ticket in the continental US for under $800 you're doing something wrong.** Hell, I just got a ticket to North Carolina, over Thanksgiving, less than a week in advance, and it was $500. Granted, it was $900 two weeks ago. You just have to watch. Or use the Kayak app. You can pick what type of place, when you want to go, and your max price, and it shows all the flights you can get for that amount, all over the world.
**flying out of Meridian not included