The major legacy airlines are adding $40 roundtrip fuel surcharges to their base air fares, the full prices that are used to calculate other fares. American started this round of hikes, and Continental, Delta and United have raised the prices so far. Don't be surprised if US Airways matches as well. The increases are the latest of more than dozen airlines have instituted since early last year. So far, low-cost carriers have not followed the other majors on this one.
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