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July 25, 2008

All Those Stats — So Airfares Are Up — But By How Much?

Filed under: Airfare Increases — Rick Seaney @ 11:12 am

Earlier this week, I reported on those Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) that showed the price of plane tickets rose 4.4% in the first quarter of this year, compared to that time last year.

But the BTS was quick to point out that this was actually down from the first quarter of 2001.

Let’s put this in perspective (and a report from a British travel search engine did just that when they included this comment from me): During the first half of this year, airfares across the country have seen a 20 percent rise.

Airfares are going up — a lot. But cheap fares are still out there, and if you don’t believe me (or even if you do), please check out our deals pages.

Plenty of bargains are still available.

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