1.   Airlines are also making greater use of sophisticated computer software to help them set fares on individual routes based on past booking patterns.

2.   Airlines are prohibited from working together to set fares but for competitive reasons often follow moves made by rivals.

3.   Hunnicutt said the British government have raised objections to open skies treaty provisions that would allow carriers complete freedom to set fares on U.S. routes.

4.   It has also upgraded the computer software it uses for scheduling crews and setting fares.

5.   Many new airlines are trying to copy its noteworthy feat of setting low fares while maintaining unusually high profit margins.

6.   Southwest spokesman Ed Stewart said the company does not offer a pre-set discount for children, but sets fares for infants and toddlers by route.

7.   That gives them greater control in setting fares, particularly for those passengers who have no choice but to accept the fare they are quoted.

8.   That market, like most Japanese industries, has been heavily regulated until recently, with the Ministry of Transportation setting minimum fares between cities.

9.   The arrangement, which allows the two airlines to jointly set fares, market flights and share operations such as baggage handling, spurred the industrywide trend toward alliances.

10.   The agreements unite the marketing of tickets and, in some cases, allow airlines to jointly set fares and cut costs by linking operations such as baggage handling.