Airlines follow Southwest’s lead and increase U.S. domestic airfares


Skift Take

The airlines’ slight increases overtime don’t significantly effect demand as infrequent fliers likely don’t notice the $4 to $10 increase and business travelers will have to fly anyway.

Southwest raised fares $4 to $10 round trip, depending on the length of the trip, according to fare-tracking site FareCompare.com. And many other airlines have followed with similar increases. Unit