For US Airways, one measure of fares, called passenger yield, the average fare paid per mileage, declined slightly in the fourth quarter.
Regular one-way Acela Express fares, called business class, between New York and Boston will be $120, and club-car service, called first class, $180.
Starting today, a new class of Southwest fares, called "business select," will cost $10 to $30 more than the airline's recent highest fares, which were typically purchased at the last minute.
American, in its defense, places warnings on its website when passengers book the fares, calling out the restrictions on the tickets and giving passengers an opportunity to turn back.
Competition from low-cost carriers such as Spirit, Southwest and Frontier have led larger rivals Delta, United and American to offer no-frills fares, called "basic economy" tickets.
The legacy airlines — those that have been around awhile — are competing with budget airlines by offering their version of low-cost fares called basic economy.
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Swarms of people will be clamoring to hail a cab, and most cabdrivers don't care if their fare called ahead.
Qantas offers stopovers in Bangkok, Singapore, Hong Kong or Bali and has a fare called Dreamtime Plus, which includes two domestic flights in Australia.
