“Unlike the previous two failed attempts in the last weeks of March by Delta Air Lines of $10 roundtrip across the board, United has taken a different approach this week by increasing airfares from $4 to $30 roundtrip, loosely based on …
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Airfares: you get what you pay for
Last week, Sean O Neill addressed the tricky nature of measuring changes in airfares. Air fare indexes pick up or decreases in base fares over time, but they don t pick up nickel and diming (the addition of lots of charges for luggage …
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Frequent flyer programs may drive up airfares, says U of T study
But a recent study shows that it has its costs too, with frequent flyer programs driving airfares at key hub airports up by about five per cent. The cost of more expensive tickets, such as business…
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As airfares shoot up, experts see some deals
April 6, 2008 Local News from Honolulu Star-Bulletin via Yahoo! News. Some words of advice from a local airline analyst as people plan their summer vacations: Interisland travelers should buy now. Mainland travelers should buy later. …
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United Airlines Attempts to Hike Airfares for the 11th Time in 2008
After a brief 10-day respite from airfare hikes in what can arguably be described as one of the worst 10-day periods in commercial aviation history United Airlines tonight is attempting to hike airfares for the 11th time this year. …
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