Houston tops list of most expensive airports
Posted 19/10/2011
Houston's George H.W. Bush Intercontinental Airport has the most expensive average domestic airfares, says the federal Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
Atlantic City, N.J., has the least expensive, according to data.
Bush airport's average airfare in the first quarter of this year was US$477 compared to the national average of $356 per ticket. The data includes the cost of the ticket and taxes that are assessed at the time of sale but not baggage and other fees.
Atlantic City had the lowest airfares of the 100 markets nationwide studied.
It was an average of $172 per ticket, more than $40 below the next-cheapest airport's airfare, Long Beach, Calif., at $216.
The top five most-expensive airfares were Houston; Huntsville, Ala. ($473); Newark-Liberty, N.J. ($470); Cincinnati, OH ($466); and Washington-Dulles ($465).
The least expensive in terms of average fares were Atlantic City and Long Beach, plus Bellingham, Wash. ($246); Burbank, Calif. ($266); and Orlando, Fla. ($267).
By David Wilkening
Originally published 19 Oct 2011 at: http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/398/f/5923/s/195f40bb/l/0L0Stravelmole0N0Cstories0C1149850A0Bphp0Dmpnlog0F1/story01.htm
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