United And Continental Airlines Attempt To Raise Airfares Up To $50 Roundtrip.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-17 March 2008-UNITED AIRLINES: United And Continental Airlines Attempt To Raise Airfares Up To $50 Roundtrip(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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Arlington, TX -- On the evening of March 13, 2008, United Airlinesraised both their leisure and business airfares by $30 roundtrip on flights up to 1,500 airmiles and a whopping $50 roundtrip on domestic flights over 1,500 airmiles.ContinentalAirlines matched this increase today."If this airfare hike sticks, it will be up to 250% higher than any other fuel surcharge or airfare increase we have seen since December 18, 2007," says Tom Parsons, CEO and Founder of Bestfares.com, an interline website that tracks airfare changes and travel industry trends. "We have seen United raise...