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<text id=89TT3355>
<title>
Dec. 25, 1989: Business Notes:Airlines
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<history>
TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1989
Dec. 25, 1989 Cruise Control:Tom Cruise
</history>
<article>
<source>Time Magazine</source>
<hdr>
BUSINESS, Page 69
Business Notes
AIRLINES
Flying the Costly Skies
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<p> U.S. airline fares are behaving like a jetliner climbing
out of a tailspin. After tumbling some 12% since 1981, the cost
of flying has risen by about 10% in the past three years and by
around 6% so far this year, even though passenger traffic has
been flat. The price hikes have stirred the suspicion of the
Justice Department, which launched an antitrust investigation
into possible collusion among the nation's major airlines. The
Justice probe is seeking to determine whether the fare hikes
were economically justified or the airlines acted in concert to
raise prices.
</p>
<p> The investigation was triggered by the announcement on
Sept. 18 of an American Airlines fare increase. Within several
days, eight other carriers, including United and TWA, followed
suit. The airlines deny the possibility of collusion, insisting
that fare decisions are made independently. But critics charge
that the carriers use their sophisticated computerized
reservation systems to signal pricing intentions to rivals.
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</body></article>
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