It’s obviously an incredibly challenging time for the airline industry, given that the massive bump in jet fuel prices is massively increasing the operating costs of airlines. Airline pricing is typically pretty elastic, so simply raising fares isn’t that straightforward (if it were, so many airlines wouldn’t be running operating losses).
That being said, United has just shared some data about how fares have increased in recent times, and travelers should probably be alarmed by what executives are suggesting.
First, here are a couple of details that the company’s top executives revealed:
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