1.   A lack of funds was the explanation used by a majority of the Council for voting to raise bus fares.

2.   Airlines are raising fares to cover the rising costs of fuel.

3.   All the major airlines have raised their fares.

4.   Rail chiefs came under fire after raising train fares.

5.   They said the county might have to subsidise less popular bus routes or companies would raise fares to provide the cash to buy new buses.

6.   Analysts said they would have to wait until Sunday night before they could be sure that all the major carriers had agreed to raise fares.

7.   An inability to raise business fares or attract enough business travelers can hurt profits.

8.   Atlantic readers have learned, for example, that deregulation of the airlines did not raise fares, cut service or decrease the number of nonstop flights.

9.   Big airlines moved Friday to raise fares for the third time this year, emboldened by sky-high demand for seats and fearing a rebound in fuel prices.

10.   A key factor in deciding how much to raise a fare seems to be whether there is competition on the route, Trippler said.