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NEW YORK, May 24 (UPI) -- Major U.S. airlines are slapping surcharges up to $20 on fares this summer by declaring every day except one a peak travel day, a market analyst said.
"The airlines are treating the entire summer season like a holiday," FareCompare.com Chief Executive Officer Rick Seaney said told Monday's USA Today.
Fares are likely to have $20 tagged onto one-way tickets Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Monday and $10 on the other days of the week. The only exception between June 10 and Aug. 22 is, ironically, the Fourth of July, an actual holiday, but one in which travel is traditionally light.
Seaney said discount airlines JetBlue Airways and Southwest have avoided hitting passengers with the extra charge.
The charges come on top of a 10 percent rise in the base fare this year compared to last, FareCompare.com said.
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