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Released: August 18, 2010

Peak day air travel costs rise

Source: Mary Schlangenstein, Bloomberg News [Washington Post] (Free Registration)

Travelers may pay as much as $60 more to fly in the U.S. through the end of 2010 as carriers including Delta Air Lines Inc. and American Airlines increase use of surcharges amid rising summer and holiday demand.

Round-trip charges of $20 to $60 are set for as many as 33 days still this year, or almost one out of every four, according to Tom Parsons, chief executive officer of Bestfares.com, and Graeme Wallace of FareCompare.com.

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