Fliers in for pain as airlines pack it in
By Marilyn Adams, Barbara De Lollis and Barbara Hansen, USA TODAY
The USA's air-travel map is shrinking fast, dropping scores of routes and flights that airlines simply can't afford anymore in a world of $130-a-barrel oil.
A USA TODAY analysis of fall airline schedules shows the nation's most popular vacation destinations will be among the biggest air-service losers. Many flights to Honolulu, Orlando, Las Vegas and other favorite vacation venues have vanished or will soon because cheap tickets bought by tourists don't cover the cost of getting there.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
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Passengers Face Ticket Torture
Liz Moyer, 06.03.08, 6:00 AM ET
Got a rock-bottom price for that summer vacation airline ticket you just bought? Better check again.
The one-way-based-on-a-round-trip ticket price you see advertised in the newspaper should really be viewed as the base sticker price, considering all the fees and fuel charges airlines are tacking on these days.
Taxes and fees make up between 12% and 20% of the final price of a typical round-trip leisure travel ticket for flights within the U.S., and fuel alone can add up to 50% to the advertised price.
Passengers Face Ticket Torture
Liz Moyer, 06.03.08, 6:00 AM ET
Got a rock-bottom price for that summer vacation airline ticket you just bought? Better check again.
The one-way-based-on-a-round-trip ticket price you see advertised in the newspaper should really be viewed as the base sticker price, considering all the fees and fuel charges airlines are tacking on these days.
Taxes and fees make up between 12% and 20% of the final price of a typical round-trip leisure travel ticket for flights within the U.S., and fuel alone can add up to 50% to the advertised price.
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