Average air fares hit record high
Vino Wong, vwong@ajc.com The average domestic air fare in Atlanta hit a record high of $392.29 in the first quarter of 2012, up 8.9 percent year-over-year, according to US Bureau of Transportation Statistics figures, not adjusted for inflation.
Average domestic air fares dropped 9.1 percent in the first quarter of 2009 from the fourth quarter of 2008, the biggest quarter-to-quarter drop on record, according to the US Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics.