With oil prices down, why aren’t airfares? - CNN

October 7th, 2008 | by admin | Now that oil prices are down, why aren’t airfares? (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Q. Since oil prices have fallen off recently, why haven’t airfares fallen too? A. Fuel makes up about 40 percent of the total budgets of most major airlines. And in the past year, as the price of oil — and in tandem, the price of jet fuel — has skyrocketed and surpassed labor as their biggest expense.

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:17:41 GMT
Best spring airfares from Southern California - Los Angeles Times
Instead of just sending flowers, how about visiting some notable floral outposts? In the next few weeks, these places really bloom. Take a look at these best airfares we found this week. Note: Restricted round-trip airfares as researched via computer …

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 09:31:00 GMT
Great airfares for great escapes 2008 - Los Angeles Times
Need a break? Here’s a selection of great vacation getaways. The airfares included are restricted round-trip airfares as researched on computer Thursday. Fares change daily, and availability is not assured. Fares, which may involve a change of planes …

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:20:00 GMT
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