United Airlines is expanding a recent fare increase from short flights to longer ones too.
On Tuesday, United added $10 per round trip to base fares for flights longer than 500 miles. On Friday, United and other big airlines had matched Southwest Airlines Co.’s increase of $10 per round trip on shorter flights.
“United appears to be probing other airlines’ appetite after the swift matching of the limited scope increase by Southwest Friday,” said Rick Seaney, CEO of air-travel website FareCompare.com.
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