The increases - the amounts are not yet decided - would come just before the time of year when carriers have generally lowered fares.
In part, this is due to deregulation's success in lowering fares.
Losses on the trains increased and the railway companies did their best to avoid the end by lowering fares.
As airlines have lowered fares, flying has become affordable to more people.
To win back passengers it lost after the strike began March 4, Eastern has lowered fares on many routes.
A tactic wherein a company, which already dominates that market, will lower fares below cost in order to force any new competitors out of business.
Instead of lowering fares, it has generally supported the increases of other airlines or initiated them itself.
Don't bother to write to me about how it lowered fares: I know they're cheap.
Maybe it would lower fares a little bit.
Northwest's latest announcement comes shortly after it lowered fares and fired the first shots in what became an air fare war.