Airlines Back Off peak travel surcharges
DALLAS – In a respite for travelers, airlines have reduced the number of days in this season that a surcharge is added to fly during peak periods.
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Delta, American, United and Continental, confirmed Friday that will add a surcharge of six days during Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year. That's down from about two dozen last year, according to the website FareCompare.com monitor price
Surcharges range from $ 20 to $ 40 each way and applies to many of the flights on November 27 and 28, December 22, 23 and 26 and January 2, according to the airlines.
U.S. Airways, however, has surcharges in 18 days in November and December, according to FareCompare CEO Rick Seaney. The airline did not immediately return messages for comment.
Tom Parsons, CEO of BestFares.com travel website, which first saw the changes, said the reduction in fees will help travelers find affordable travel if you are flexible on travel days.
Offers list on Friday around Thanksgiving – but avoiding payment on – are Dallas-Los Angeles round trip from $ 219, and Washington-Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Denver-San Diego for less than $ 190. Some trips involving a stay of seven days, a direct flight instead of downtime, and outbound and return flights on different airlines have codeshare agreements.
"I do not remember seeing things as low and do not even have an airfare war going on," said Parsons.
The airlines declined to comment on why the frequency was reduced charges, but analysts say the signs are that the tourists can be trimmed because they are worried about the economy.
Most U.S. airlines recently raised some rates as high as $ 10 per round trip, but most were last-minute tickets are usually sold to business travelers, not tourists.
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