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Saturday, February 26, 2005

Airlines Match Increases
Bloomberg News


American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United, and Continental, raised fares
yesterday by as much as $20 on round-trip flights in the United States and
Canada, matching an increase by Northwest Airlines to help blunt rising fuel
costs.

The carriers joined Northwest in adding $5 each way on flights of less than
1,000 miles and $10 each way on longer trips. American, a unit of the AMR
Corporation, broadened a fare increase adopted yesterday in a quarter of its
United States markets. America West Airlines, AirTran Airways and Air Canada
also matched Northwest, spokesmen said yesterday. US Airways Group Inc.
raised some fares.

The decision of carriers to match the increase was expected, said Terry
Trippler, president of TerryTrippler.com, which monitors airline fares and
rules. "You have a chance to at least slow the bleeding. American and
Northwest are calling the shots," he said.


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