Flying internationally is obscenely expensive, especially given the abysmal service provided by U.S. airlines. The airlines continue to merge; the competition gets weaker. Economy passengers feel the squeeze.
One way to take the sting out of outrageous airfare is using Bravofly.com to book flights to Europe. Roundtrip flights from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport to Geneva, Switzerland, start at about $630 for September dates. Not bad at all. I can suffer through awful service for that price.