Officials from major airlines said they expect to offset their higher fuel bills with raised airlines tickets. Thanks to travel demand from vacationers, and Thanksgiving-like crowds returning this Easter, that’s concerning news for Globe Aware volunteers who have not booked their summer trips yet.
Haven’t booked those airline tickets yet? Don’t dawdle. Bookings are bonkers, pushing prices up
Dawn Gilbertson
USA TODAY
Thanksgiving-like crowds are returning to security checkpoints and airport parking lots are filling up in popular destinations.
But few things say air travel is roaring back more than airline executives taking a spike in oil prices in stride. Fuel is airlines’ second-biggest expense after labor.