Airlines Boost Fares Sharply on Summer Nonstops

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Tom Parsons, chief executive of the discount travel site Bestfares.com, looked at the lowest fares for nonstop travel in July -- the kind of tickets that usually must be bought long in advance and therefore appeal mostly to vacationers, not business travelers.

Parsons said where major carriers offer nonstop flights and low-fare competitors offer only one-stop service, fares are up to 365 percent higher than a year ago.

Last summer, Parsons said, American Airlines offered fares as low as $238 for July travel between Phoenix and Miami. This year, the lowest fare is $660, he said.

Delta's lowest Atlanta-Tampa nonstop round trip starts at $392 for the week of July 22, compared with $148 last year, Parsons said. And United's best deal for Chicago-Charleston, S.C., is $730, up from $178 a year ago, he said.

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Pretty sad that a short hop like Atlanta to Tampa is almost $400.

Damn, it's cheaper to just drive.

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Originally Posted by wunaladreamin

Damn, it's cheaper to just drive.

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No offense, but it should be....I've always been one to say that it is just nuts that an airline can fly you down to florida for less than it would be to drive....

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Originally Posted by AA 777

No offense, but it should be....I've always been one to say that it is just nuts that an airline can fly you down to florida for less than it would be to drive....

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I completely agree with you.

With hybrid cars, that's not sayin' much anymore...