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The majors, United, Delta, and American have increase their domestic fares by $5.  Not a lot, airfares have not increased much in the past decade or so, even though oil prices and other costs have increased.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and American Airlines said on Monday that they raised fares by $5 one way on some flights longer than 900 miles, the second ticket price increase this month.

Higher fares, along with cost-cutting and resurgent demand, helped the long-suffering U.S. airline industry post profits in the 2006 after years of losses.

But special deals and more cheap seats could limit the impact of the fare increases on earnings as carriers seek to keep planes flying at record capacity.

Imagine a 747 has 450 seats, that's and extra $2,000 to spend on booze for the flight crew.