31.   DELTA AND SOUTHWEST SHOW GAINS Two airlines, Delta and Southwest, said that their quarterly earnings rose, beating estimates, helped in part by higher fares.

32.   Demand for airline flights will grow and people will be willing to pay higher fares, they say.

33.   Executives at the larger carriers say the tax unfairly penalizes their customers who, because of higher average fares, are paying more than their share.

34.   Fewer airlines, higher fares, less comfort.

35.   Fewer flights means less competition and, for consumers, higher fares and shabbier service, he said.

36.   Foreigners have paid higher fares than Chinese.

37.   He said the flight remains quite full, but customers can still buy some seats at higher fares.

38.   However, leisure travelers are coming back faster than business fliers, who pay higher fares.

39.   Hub airports dominated by a single airline have significantly higher fares than airports where several airlines compete, testified Steven Morrison, an economics professor at Northeastern University.

40.   It has come under considerable criticism from members of Congress who say that it will lead to higher fares and diminished service.