American Airlines and Northwest Airlines Raise International Fuel Surcharges By $20 Roundtrip.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-20 March 2008-Bestfares.com: American Airlines and Northwest Airlines Raise International Fuel Surcharges By $20 Roundtrip(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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Arlington, TX -- Travelers wishing to travel to Europe this summer are being hit from all sides with new higher airfares, new higher fuel surcharges and a much higher euro - the triple whammy of high-cost travel to Europe.

"It was inevitable," says Tom Parsons, CEO and Founder of Bestfares.com, an internet travel website that tracks airfare changes and travel industry trends. "With the cost of a barrel of crude oil staying comfortably north of $100, it was a sure thing that the airlines would have to bump up the cost of a ticket, even on their more...