United Airlines raised its highest-priced tickets, the type used by business travelers who can't plan far in advance, by $25 to $50 one way, JP Morgan Securities analyst Jamie Baker reported this morning. Unrestricted walk-up fares were up $50, while the next price teir down, tickets that require advance purchase and are on a limited number of seats, were up $25. Baker said in a note to investors there's only a "fair probability" that other carriers will match, which means United would back down.
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