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U.S. air fares predicted to drop this fall

"The world will be on sale" this fall as U.S. airlines scramble to fill seats as the travel market cools, a travel agency executive said.
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Published: Sept. 4, 2007 at 1:25 PM
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CHICAGO, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- "The world will be on sale" this fall as U.S. airlines scramble to fill seats as the travel market cools, a travel agency executive said.

An estimated 1.5 million passengers flew in and out of Chicago's two airports over the Labor Day weekend -- -- roughly 100,000 fewer than over Labor Day 2006, The Chicago Tribune reported.

Chicago is seen as an industry bellwether since it is a major travel hub dominated by the two largest U.S. carriers, AMR Corp.'s American Airlines Inc. and UAL Corp.'s United Air Lines Inc., as well as leading low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines Co., the newspaper said.

Less competition for seats means slashed fares for people willing to travel during off-peak periods this fall, travel executives said.

"The world will be on sale," BestFares.com Chief Executive Officer Tom Parsons told the Tribune.

"Going into fall, they'll give us bargain-basement deals," he said. "It's better (for the airlines) to get a few bucks than zero bucks."

Among the low prices from Chicago through October are less-than-$100 round-trip travel to Ft. Myers, Fla.; $503 round-trip flights to Honolulu, Hawaii; and 50 percent to 70 percent discounts on fares to Europe, compared with peak travel months June and July, Parsons said.

Topics: Tom Parsons
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