airfare
Americannoun
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airfares
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The total airfare would still have to be listed in some manner under the new rules.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The new rules would allow airlines to advertise components of airfare more prominently than the total price.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Most packages include round-trip airfare and a stay in a hotel rated three stars or higher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
The airfare listed on the travel portal for my economy-class ticket from New York to North Carolina was routinely higher than just booking directly with the airline.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
By any measure this is a lot of money—it equals the mortgage on my Seattle home—and the quoted price did not include airfare to Nepal or personal equipment.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
Wednesday’s consumer-price index report showed that airfares jumped 25.5% year over year in July, largely due to carriers passing along the rising cost of fuel to consumers.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
The carrier has raised airfares to try and mitigate fuel costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
It remains to be seen whether any increase in demand from lower oil prices offsets the relief consumers will get from savings at the pump, on airfares, and other fuel-price sensitive expenditures.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
Air-travel turmoil, costlier airfares and rising gas prices this year have more Americans hopping the bus to travel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Grant Fitzner, the ONS's chief economist, said that airfares, vehicle taxes and petrol prices all pushed up inflation.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
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