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Holiday airfares close to last year and climbing

FILE - In this Nov. 25, 2008 file photo, passengers wait in long lines at United Airlines domestic terminal at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco. Most carriers pushed through a $10 fare increase at the end of October, 2009. For the holidays, the big airlines added a $20 surcharge each way on popular travel days closest to Christmas and New Year's. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)

Fares for travel around the holidays have been rising since late summer. Christmas fares are now running 4 percent below a year ago, and the gap is likely to disappear soon. Full Article at Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor

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