21. The airline also pledged not to raise fares on some domestic routes for at least two years except for price increases needed to cover inflation and higher fuel costs. 22. The deal as proposed would give United by far the biggest domestic route network, filling the large gap it now has in the Eastern United States. 23. The company also pledged not to raise fares on some domestic routes for at least two years except for price increases needed to cover inflation and higher fuel costs. 24. The farthest along is Lufthansa, a partner of United, which is testing its Chip Card on the heavily traveled domestic route between Frankfurt and Berlin. 25. They will be the roomiest planes flown on domestic routes, according to a Qantas spokesman. 26. They were on domestic routes where airport security is less stringent then international flights. 27. Those Western planes are used exclusively for international and major domestic routes. 28. To lure fliers, United and other carriers are offering deep summer fare cuts, aimed chiefly at leisure travelers on domestic routes. 29. U.S. carriers were also allowed to depart from the airports on domestic routes. 30. Unable to hold their own against the foreign competition, Latin American carriers have relied increasingly on domestic routes, leaving themselves more vulnerable to currency devaluation and recession. |