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Northwest raises roundtrip airfares by $80 on some flights - MarketWatch

August 1st, 2008 | by admin | Airfares unlikely to match oil-price descent (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
With capacity cuts coming later this year, consumers should not expect fares to fall. Airlines are trying to recover more of their costs.

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 02:01:26 GMT
Chevron’s 2Q profit soars on record crude prices, but results miss … - Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:42:00 GMT
Airfares unlikely to match oil-price descent - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Crude oil prices have dropped by more than $20 a barrel in the past three weeks, but don’t expect air fares to decline any time soon. “Even if oil went down to $110 or $100 a barrel, the airlines have a tremendous amount of costs that they have to …

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:41:00 GMT
Northwest raises roundtrip airfares by $80 on some flights - MarketWatch
Northwest raises roundtrip airfares by $80 on some flightsMarketWatch - 21 hours agoBy Christopher Hinton, MarketWatch NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — A decline in oil prices lifted airline shares Thursday, continuing a two-week rally in a sector …

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:36:59 GMT
Airfares on Sale Now, So Act Fast (New York Times)
Airfares may be escalating at an alarming rate, but in recent weeks some airlines have actually begun to reduce rates on certain routes in an attempt to bolster demand.

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:15:16 GMT

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