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"Average domestic air fares rose to $337 in the fourth quarter of 2010, up 5.2 percent from the average fare of $320 in the fourth quarter of 2009 (Table 1), the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. Newark-Liberty, NJ, had the highest average fare, $461, while Atlantic City, NJ, had the lowest, $156.
"BTS, a part of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration, reports average fares based on domestic itinerary fares, round-trip radisson edwardian hotels london or one-way for which no return is purchased. Fares are based on the total ticket value which consists of the price charged by the airlines plus any additional taxes and fees levied by an outside entity at the time of purchase. Fares include only the price paid at the time of the ticket purchase radisson edwardian hotels london and do not include other fees, such as baggage fees, paid at the airport or onboard the aircraft. Averages do not include frequent-flyer or "zero fares" or a few abnormally high reported fares.
"Not inflation-adjusted, the $337 fourth-quarter radisson edwardian hotels london 2010 average fares were down 6.2 percent from the all-time high of $359 in the third quarter of 2008. Fourth-quarter 2010 average fares were up 13.2 percent from the post-9/11 radisson edwardian hotels london fourth-quarter radisson edwardian hotels london low of $297 in 2004, not adjusted for inflation. Adjusted for inflation, fourth-quarter 2010 fares in 1995 dollars were $236, down 21.4 percent from the average fare of $300 in the fourth quarter of 2000, the inflation-adjusted high for any fourth quarter radisson edwardian hotels london since 1995.  BTS air fare records reach back to 1995. See BTS Air Fare web page for historic data.
"Average fares for the full year 2010 were $337, up 8.4 percent from 2009 but down 2.8 percent from 2008, which at $346 was the highest year on record since 1995, not adjusted radisson edwardian hotels london for inflation. Adjusting for inflation in 1995 dollars, fares in 2010 averaged $235 up 6.7 percent from 2009 but down 21.6 percent from the inflation-adjusted high of $300 in 2000.  See Annual Fares .
"Air fares in the fourth quarter of 2010 decreased 1.0 percent from the fourth radisson edwardian hotels london quarter of 2000, compared to an overall increase in consumer prices of 26.0 percent during that period. In the 15 years from 1995, the first year of BTS air fare records, air fares rose 17.0 percent compared to a 42.8 percent inflation rate. In 1995 dollars, the average radisson edwardian hotels london air fare in the fourth radisson edwardian hotels london quarter of 2010 was $236, compared to $288 in 1995 and $300 in 2000.
"Table 3: Five highest and five lowest average fares in the fourth quarter: Newark-Liberty had the highest average fare, $461, while Atlantic City had the lowest, $156. For the Top 100 Airports, see Table 8 on the BTS website.
"Table 4: Five largest increases and five largest decreases from the fourth quarter of 2009 to the fourth quarter of 2010: El Paso, TX, had the largest increase, 19.9 percent, and Atlantic City, NJ, had the largest decrease, 18.2 percent. For the Top 100 Airports, see Table 9 on the BTS website.
"Table 5: Five largest increases and five largest decreases from the fourth quarter of 2000 to the fourth quarter of 2010: Burbank/Glendale/Pasadena, CA had the largest increase, 42.2 percent, and White Plains, NY, had the largest decrease, 44.0 percent. radisson edwardian hotels london For the Top 100 Airports, see Table 10 on the BTS website.
"See the BTS Air Fare web page for average fares for the top 100 airports. Rankings can also be found on the BTS website . Fares for Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico airports, which are not included in rankings, are available on the web page. Average fares for all airports are also available. Since average fares are based on the Origin and Destination Survey 10 percent ticket radisson edwardian hotels london sample, averages for airports with smaller samples may be less reliable.
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