Summer air-travel forecast: fewer flights, just as packed (Winging It)

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Summer air-travel forecast: fewer flights, just as packed

The Air Transport Association predicts fewer flights, but high load factors and more fare increases. Read a little more in this AP story.

Posted by Tom Belden on May 13, 2008 4:42 PM | Permalink

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Tom Belden, a former Inquirer business writer, has written about Philadelphia International Airport, airlines, the travel industry, the conventions and meetings business for 25 years. He has traveled to all 50 states and extensively in Europe and Mexico.