Spring Break Fares
It's one week till spring break which means none of us are going to be focusing on much this week except dreaming of sand and sun. The sand and sun may be harder to get to this year though. Many major airlines such as Northwest and Delta have raised fares to account for the ever-increasing oil prices. Continental, U. S. Airways, and United are low-fare carriers and have maintained their low fares. While it's not entirely clear who started the fare raising many carriers followed the lead of Northwest after the premier carrier raised its fares by $5 for one way flights under a 1,000 miles and $10 for flights any longer. Many experts attribute the raise in fares to the exceedingly low fares this past year. They claim they were bound to go up and they will stay up. This is going to affect many business travelers who frequent the airports our our country each and every day, and what is going to happen to the tourism industry.
1 comment:
I think that the price increase on flights will not immediately effect travelers, considering the price difference is only 5 and 10 dollars. Flights are already around 300$, so the increase seems relatively small. Also, consumers are probably looking at the cost of gas that they would be using if they used the alternative and decided to drive. However, in the future, if these airlines rapidly continue to raise their prices, some travelers may chose more wisely when it comes to their travel decisions.
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