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CheapOair Releases List of Cheapest International Airfares - Earthtimes (press release)
CheapOair Releases List of Cheapest International AirfaresEarthtimes (press release), UK - 6 hours agoDistance doesn\’t necessarily mean dollars, so CheapOair.com compiled a list of the least expensive international airfares right now through fall. …

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:02:32 GMT
Survey: Expect much higher holiday airfares this year (Baltimore Business Journal)
Holiday travelers will pay as much as 35 percent more for flights this season compared with last year. (MSFT)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:26:48 GMT
Survey: Expect much higher holiday airfares this year - MSN MoneyCentral
Holiday travelers will pay as much as 35 percent more for flights this season compared with last year. That’s according to Live Search Farecast, a subsidiary of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). Travel experts with Farecast said the average Thanksgiving …

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:07:00 GMT
CheapOair Releases List of Cheapest International Airfares (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
A great getaway far away sounds great but it will break the bank, right? Wrong. Distance doesn’t necessarily mean dollars, so CheapOair.com compiled a list of the least expensive international airfares right now through fall.

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:00:00 GMT

Mesa Air aims to cash out of China venture - Arizona Republic
Mesa Air aims to cash out of China ventureArizona Republic, AZ - 2 hours agoHe said airfares have been “reasonably good,” but passenger traffic has fallen short of expectations. It is turning out to be a longer-term payoff than …

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:53:11 GMT
Buying Airfares: When Cash Isn’t King (Aviation.com via Yahoo! News)
Cash is king, the saying goes. As if to convince us of this, a press release came across my desk

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JAL, ANA to hike international airfares up to 10% from October (The Japan Times)
Starting in October, a passenger flying business class to L.A. on a weekday will have to pay up to an additional

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Airfares likely to rise - Times of India
Airfares likely to riseTimes of India, India - 3 hours agoJAIPUR: Air passengers beware! Fares are likely to increase by 5 to 7% in the coming months in the form of service charge. The Travel Agents Association of …

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:29:58 GMT
Drop Expected In Air Travel For Labor Day - Wall Street Journal
An airline trade group expects Labor Day travel to drop 5.7% this year as rising airfares and schedule cuts keep travelers home. The Air Transport Association of America projects that 16 million paying passengers will fly globally on U.S. airlines …

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:53:00 GMT

Buying airfares: When cash isn\’t king - MSNBC
New York TimesBuying airfares: When cash isn\’t kingMSNBC - 54 minutes agoI have purchased one-way airfares several times in recent years ? always with a credit card ? and I have been pulled out of the line for extra wanding and …Airlines discover magic of fees Sarasota Herald-TribunePassengers paying for pillows, snacks, even water International Herald Tribuneall 13 news articles

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:01:37 GMT
Higher airfares, fewer flights expected to slow Labor Day weekend travel (BizJournals)
The Air Transport Association of America is projecting that Labor Day travel will drop by 5.7 percent this year.

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:15:54 GMT

Travellers shift to trains as airfares soar - Hindustan Times
In July, there was a 47 per cent jump in earnings from reserved tickets in trains originating across North India. ?In May and June, the number of passengers who went from Delhi to Mumbai was 33.7 per cent more than usual,? said a senior railway …

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:46:00 GMT
Travellers shift to trains as airfares soar - Hindustan Times ePaper
Travellers shift to trains as airfares soarHindustan Times ePaper, India - 7 hours ago”For every increase of Rs 100 in airfare, around 2 per cent business shifts to alternative mode of transport,” said Anil Kalsi, chairman of Travel Agents\’ …

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:57:17 GMT
Farmers angry at Pacific Island worker scheme - News.com.au
About 2500 Kiribati, Tonga, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea residents will take part in a three-year trial announced yesterday by Agriculture Minister Tony Burke. They will stay for seven months of a year and receive award wages. Participating employers …

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 21:05:00 GMT

Holiday airfares skyrocketing, so buy now (Contra Costa Times)
Fuel costs and cutbacks in flight schedules means fewer flights available over Thanksgiving and Christmas-New Year’s.

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 07:32:27 GMT
Airfares outpace fuel cost hike (Business Standard India)
The increase in airfares on most routes across the country has been much sharper than the rise in fuel costs for airlines in the past four months. Aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices increased by 34 per cent whereas fares - on an average across the country - shot up by more than 65 per cent.

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:57:53 GMT
Time to call airlines? bluff on cheap fares - Hindustan Times
?Air tickets for Rs 599: click here?, says an Internet travel portal. If you are looking for a good deal on air tickets, your hopes sure are raised. You click and it opens a page with the heading “Cheap air tickets : starting fares at Rs 599 and …

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:16:00 GMT
Holiday airfares skyrocketing, so buy now - Contra Costa Times
Christmas in August? OK, it’s too early to string lights, decorate the tree and bake fruitcake. But it’s not too soon to buy holiday air tickets ? or at least start shopping for them. That’s because, with record fuel costs and the biggest cuts in …

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:04:00 GMT
Consumer 10 Report Best deals on holiday travel could be had now - Columbus Dispatch
Consumer 10 Report Best deals on holiday travel could be had nowColumbus Dispatch, OH - 10 hours agoAccording to a study by the Web site Travelocity, domestic airfares are 12 percent to 15 percent higher than they were last summer, and that doesn\’t include …Airports brace for fewer carriers, passengers San Francisco Chronicleall 3 news articles

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 09:31:34 GMT

Railways show 50 pc jump in AC booking due to airfare hike - Economic Times
Railways show 50 pc jump in AC booking due to airfare hikeEconomic Times, India - Aug 15, 2008NEW DELHI: The steep rise in airfares has given a major boost to Indian Railways, which has seen bookings in air-conditioned (AC) coaches rise more than 50 …

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:21:09 GMT
Hawaii interisland airfares not easing as fuel prices drop - Honolulu Advertiser
Hawaii interisland airfares not easing as fuel prices dropHonolulu Advertiser, HI - 18 hours agoBy Rick Daysog Jet fuel prices have fallen by more than 20 percent since the last interisland fare hike but don\’t expect local airlines to cut ticket prices …Airlines offer discount fares for fall Los Angeles Timesall 5 news articles

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 11:21:38 GMT

CNBC U.S. - CNBC
CNBC World The Department of Transportation has announced plants to auction off runway slots at NYC airports, and the airliens are livid and say it will only raise airfares. Gordon Bethune, former CEO of Continental, shares his insight

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:57:00 GMT
Airfares outpace fuel cost hike - Business Standard
Airfares outpace fuel cost hikeBusiness Standard, India - 1 hour agoThe increase in airfares on most routes across the country has been much sharper than the rise in fuel costs for airlines in the past four months. …Bleeding airlines cut Goa flights Times of Indiaall 2 news articles

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:36:33 GMT

Betting on Rising Airfares - Wall Street Journal
In a sense, we all play the airfares market, as we waffle between buying that cheap ticket to Denver and waiting for prices to drop even lower. Now an airfare data-miner has concocted a way for industry types and speculators to bet on broad trends in …

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:27:00 GMT
Steep hike in airfares to Gulf destinations (Khaleej Times)
TRIVANDRUM - Airfares from the three airports in Kerala to various Gulf destinations will go up for one month from Saturday. Most of the airlines have hiked their fares following heavy pressure on seats due to reopening of schools in the Gulf and the Onam festival in the state.

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:09:16 GMT
Steep hike in airfares to Gulf destinations - Khaleej Times
Steep hike in airfares to Gulf destinationsKhaleej Times, United Arab Emirates - 9 hours agoTRIVANDRUM - Airfares from the three airports in Kerala to various Gulf destinations will go up for one month from Saturday. Most of the airlines have hiked …

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:12:39 GMT