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In this evenings 8:00pm EST airfare distribution, all legacy airlines including American, Continental, Delta US Airways except Northwest Airlines matched the $10 roundtrip increase initiated by United Airlines at noon today on the bulk of their respective route systems.
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Recently reported January unit revenue for the major airlines as a group was up sharply over the same time period last year with similar passenger loads reflecting the effect of two sticky airfare hikes this January and seventeen sticky increases in 2007.
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