Southwest Raises Fares; Affects Kansas AirTran Travelers
- Sat 10:18 AM 10/13/2012
Southwest Airlines, and its AirTran subsidiary, plan to raise fares, contrary to an earlier announcement.
Southwest Airlines, and AirTran which serves Wichita's Mid-Continent Airport, is making a 180-degree turn and raising fares on many routes by up to $10 per round trip.
The self-proclaimed low-fare airline declined to match a $10 increase by United Airlines earlier this week, helping force United to roll back prices.
But on Friday, Southwest raised fares $2 each way for trips under 501 miles, $3 each way for 501 to 1,000 miles, and $5 each way for longer trips.
Brad Hawkins, a spokesman for Dallas-based Southwest Airlines Co., says the reason is simple: The airline's costs are rising.
J.P. Morgan analyst Jamie Baker says Southwest started by raising prices on a limited number of flights, then broadened the increase and included flights by its AirTran Airways subsidiary. He expects most other airlines will match it by Saturday.
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t-bone
Saturday 13 October 2012 10:58 Report this comment
wow airpot; i wonder what that's like. i'd bet it reeeeeally gets you high
cjsmessage
Sunday 14 October 2012 22:40 Report this comment
AND it also puts you DOWN if you are lucky...I rode in an airplane to Colorado ONCE 30 yrs ago..
Victory.2012
Monday 15 October 2012 00:04 Report this comment
airpot is illegal and our wonderful police department would be on top of it immediately.