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Northwest, in Switch, Raises Fares by $10

February 21, 2003
By REUTERS






MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 20 (Reuters) - Northwest Airlines said
today that it would impose a $10 each-way fuel surcharge on
its published discount fares, a week after it failed to
match rate increases by rivals.

Earlier in the day, Continental Airlines cited higher fuel
costs in raising fares by the same amount on tickets to and
from its hubs at Houston, Cleveland and Newark. Continental
started last week's unsuccessful bid to pass on higher fuel
costs to travelers.

Northwest said the increase applied to discounted business
fares and all leisure fares, domestic and international,
but would not apply to full coach, business class and
first-class walk-up fares or to domestic three-day advance
purchase fares.

Representatives for American, United and Delta Air Lines
said they were reviewing the latest increase.

Last week, other major airlines could not sustain a fare
increase after Northwest opted not to match the higher
fares.

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