Under the agreement, airline fares must be available when they are announced.
Airline fares were up 1.5 percent after two straight months of decline.
So they had a weekend special on airline fares, $99 round trip.
Indeed, there would have been no increase at all if airline fares had not jumped because a 10 percent tax was restored.
The meals offered beginning today are a far cry from the usual airline fare.
Airline fares, 0.7 percent higher last month, are up 9.7 percent so far this year.
Also pushing up the transportation index last month was a 3.4 percent rise in airline fares, the department reported.
No better or worse than the usual airline fare.
Airline fares rose by 1.5 percent, with higher fuel costs cited as a justification.
In return, the airline fares will drop by 9%.