Airfares continue to rise, up 12 percent since '09

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http://www.adn.com/2014/01/16/3276706/airfares-continue-to-rise-up-12.html



FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013, file photo, a plane takes off over a departure board at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, in Atlanta. Airfare has risen nearly 12 percent since the recessionary low in 2009, when adjusted for inflation, according to an Associated Press analysis of fare data from the Airlines Reporting Corp., which processes ticket transactions for airlines and more than 9,400 travel agencies, including online sites like Expedia and Orbitz.

Airfares continue to rise, up 12 percent since '09
By SCOTT MAYEROWITZ
AP Airlines Writer
January 16, 2014 Updated 9 minutes ago

NEW YORK — The price to board an airliner in the United States has risen for the fourth straight year, making it increasingly expensive to fly almost anywhere.

The average domestic roundtrip ticket, including tax, reached $363.42 last year, up more than $7 from the prior year, according to an Associated Press analysis of travel data collected from millions of flights throughout the country.

The 2 percent increase outpaced inflation, which stood at 1.5 percent.

Airfares have risen nearly 12 percent since their low in the depths of the Great Recession in 2009, when adjusted for inflation, the analysis showed.

[liberal N proud]

1. Imagine what it will cost when there is a monopoly on the air

Just look how many airlines merged since 2009.