Southwest hikes fares $5 on most routes 12:43 PM CT (Dallas Morning News)
Southwest Airlines Co. raised airfares for most routes this weekend. The Dallas-based carrier tacked on up to $5 each way in select small- and medium-share markets, including some flights from Dallas Love Field. Fares on flights longer than 1,250 miles jumped $10 each way....more...JetBlue, Midwest lead in satisfaction CONSUMER REPORTS (The Morning Call)
USEFUL INFO Buy your tickets on the Internet for the best prices. Get them early to receive advance purchase discounts, or wait for last-minute deals to save on fares....more... Queensland key in airfares war (The Courier Mail)
QUEENSLAND will be the key battleground for an airfare price war in which customers will pay as little as $1 to fly interstate....more... Remarks by Chairman Ben S. Bernanke (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! Asia News)
At the Monetary Economics Workshop of the National Bureau of Economic Research Summer Institute, Cambridge, Mass....more... Inflation Expectations and Inflation Forecasting (Federal Reserve Board)
I would like to thank Christina Romer and David Romer for giving me the chance to address participants in the Summer Institute, sponsored by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). As an academic, I regularly attended the Summer Institute and presented or commented on research here....more... Jetstar offers $1 fare as airline war begins (The New Zealand Herald)
Qantas Airways has indicated a "whatever it takes" attitude to defending market share and will cut fares and expand its fleet ahead of the looming airfare war....more... Still time for good deals on summer travel (The Arizona Republic)
Summer may have already started, but vacation travelers can still get low fares on a midyear trip if they book soon. The best fares are between mid-August and October, and to domestic destinations.{b} Southwest leads airfare hikes...more... In Brief (Inside Bay Area)
Southwest Airlines Co. raised most of its fares by $1 to $10 each way over the weekend, and many competitors quickly matched the move....more... Airlines waging price war in Australia (The New Zealand Herald)
SYDNEY - Qantas Airways has signalled a 'whatever it takes' attitude to defending market share and will cut fares and expand its fleet ahead of the looming airfare war....more... |