Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Scott Laird is a writer with decades of travel industry experience. Travelers pay a lot of taxes on airline tickets—and rightfully ...

The soaring cost of jet fuel due to the war in Iran will lead to significantly higher airfares. But don’t expect ticket prices to drop once fuel prices start to decline. Higher fares are being driven ...

More price increases for flights may be on the way, as the cost of jet fuel remains elevated since the start of the Iran war. CEO of United Airlines, Scott Kirby, said on a recent earnings call that ...

Spirit Airlines is facing severe financial difficulties, with analysts warning it could cease operations soon. Travelers booking with Spirit face a high-risk, high-reward situation with cheap fares ...

As a general rule, global instability leads to higher prices, and boy, is the world a doozy right now. Airfare hasn’t escaped ...

As many Americans plan their summer vacations, airfares are taking off. Airline ticket prices have jumped because of higher oil and jet fuel costs stemming from the Iran war. With prices likely to ...

There’s no denying Spirit’s main draw: price. On many domestic routes, it can still be significantly cheaper than legacy carriers like Delta, American, or United. For short weekend trips or flexible ...

United Airlines warned Wednesday that the company is raising ticket prices by as much as 20% as it grapples with surging jet fuel costs driven by the war in Iran. The alarming notice came during the ...

JetBlue Airways is facing a proposed class action lawsuit alleging the airline collects passengers’ personal data and uses it to set airfares, a practice described as “dynamic surveillance pricing.” ...

JetBlue has been sued in a proposed class action claiming it uses customers’ personal data to set ticket prices, after its response to a social media post raised concern that the carrier employed ...

JetBlue has been hit with a class action lawsuit that accuses the airline of leveraging people’s personal data to set ticket prices. The Guardian reports how the lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Brooklyn ...

United Airlines UAL.O CEO Scott Kirby said on Wednesday ticket prices may need to rise by as much as 15% to 20% to offset a surge in jet fuel costs, signaling a significant test of consumers' ...