Travelers better be prepared to pay more this Thanksgiving or Christmas for airline tickets for those important trips to visit their families. Seniors who buy tickets for grandchildren to visit them are going to have to reach deeper into their wallets.
According to the Wall Street Journal, "smart consumers bought early for Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday trips this year. Now, prices are up, and the number of open seats is down.
"Spurred by higher fuel prices, many airlines have boosted fares in recent weeks. And with some big airlines still cutting domestic capacity and demand for tickets running high, especially to beach destinations, the availability of cheap holiday seats has dwindled, experts say."