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Christine Boynton
April 24, 2026
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Since March 1, six industry-wide fare increases have been pushed through by U.S. airlines working to offset high and volatile fuel costs. “Those all stuck, which means all carriers participated,” Southwest Airlines COO Andrew Watterson noted, in sharing the statistic during a first quarter earnings…
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