US domestic airfares rose 10.7% in 3rd quarter of 2010: Newark had the highest and Atlantic City the lowest

by: Siva Vayali - February 3rd, 2011   2 Comments

The US Bureau of Transportation Statistics has released its quarterly survey of domestic airfares for the top 100 US airports. According to the study, nationally, the airfares have risen 10.7%. Newark,NJ (EWR) had the highest airfare in the country at at $469 and Atlantic City, NJ has the lowest at $153. Checkout the BTS’s press release at http://www.bts.gov/press_releases/2011/bts007_11/html/bts007_11.html to see how your favorite airport fared.

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2 comments

  1. Dave Morris says:
    02/13/2011 at 2:47 pm

    Couldn’t agree more.

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  2. James Candon says:
    02/10/2011 at 2:09 pm

    I live in North Jersey. No wonder EWR ranked at the top. Continental’s fortress hub shields any meaningful low fare competition. New Yorkers looking for cheaper fares have to go JFK thanks to JetBlue. But trekking to JFK is a real adventure.

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