http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2012/b....

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BTS 21-12
Monday, April 30, 2012
Contact: Dave Smallen
Tel: 202-366-5568

BTS Releases 4th-Quarter 2011 Air Fare Data;

4th-Quarter Domestic Air Fares Rose 10% from 4th Quarter 2010

Top 100 Airports: Highest Fares at Cincinnati, Lowest Fares at Atlantic City


Domestic Air Fares



Average domestic air fares rose to $368 in the fourth quarter of 2011, up 10 percent from the average fare of $335 in the fourth quarter of 2010 (Table 1), the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. Cincinnati had the highest average fare, $502, while Atlantic City, NJ, had the lowest, $189 (Table 3).

Fourth-quarter fares increased 2.1 percent from the third quarter (Table 2). Quarter-to-quarter changes may be affected by seasonal factors.

Pages and pages of Airline data at the link.


According to this link from BLS.

http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpifacaf.htm

A 10% increase in air fare should result in an increase in the CPI of .078