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Delta Air Lines’ Business Fare Hike Attempt Fails
UPDATE: Feb. 15, 2013 – Delta got no takers, and since no other airlines joined in on the hike attempt, the airline rolled back the increase. This latest hike attempt has failed. Feb. 13, 2013 7:08 p.m. EST Earlier this afternoon, Delta Air Lines raised domestic ticket prices between $4 and $10 round-trip on airfares … Read Delta Air Lines’ Business Fare Hike Attempt Fails
Posted In: Airfare Hikes2nd Airfare Hike Attempt of 2013 Ends in Failure
UPDATE-9 Jan. 21: United’s attempted airfare hike has failed. [see chart below] UPDATE-8 Jan. 18: United has now has rolled back about 90% of its original hike (and Air Canada is bailing as well). On the hike “stickiness” scale – where Gorilla Glue is stickiest – this hike is more like a three year old Post-it … Read 2nd Airfare Hike Attempt of 2013 Ends in Failure
Posted In: Airfare Hikes, Airline NewsFirst Airfare Hike Attempt of 2013 has Failed
FINAL UPDATE: On Monday (Jan. 7), United rolled back the remainder of its hiked airfares. The hike has failed. UPDATE-4: On Saturday (Jan. 5), United began bailing out of the airfare hike it initiated. As air fare analyst Rick Seaney noted on Sunday, the attempt at raising airline ticket prices “appears to be dead, with over half … Read First Airfare Hike Attempt of 2013 has Failed
Posted In: Airfare Hikes, Airlines (by name)15th Domestic Airfare Hike of 2012 has Failed
FINAL UPDATE 6:20 p.m. EST: The 15th airfare hike attempt of the year has failed; US Airways which launched the hike on Sat. has now has rolled back its prices. UPDATE: 2 p.m. EST: Due to the huge volume of airfare data coming in, new information on a couple of hikes is now becoming clearer … Read 15th Domestic Airfare Hike of 2012 has Failed
Posted In: Airfare Hikes, Airline NewsThe Year’s Airfare Hikes – What They Cost You (So Far)
So far this year, various airlines have launched 14 separate airfare hike attempts, and seven have been successful. For most airline passengers, this has meant higher ticket prices. Listen: Airfare analyst Rick Seaney on why airlines keep doing this to us. How to Save on ‘Mistake’ Airfares Average Domestic Prices Rise 4.5% How much more … Read The Year’s Airfare Hikes – What They Cost You (So Far)
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