61.   The airlines also said the higher fares are to offset costs associated with an FAA rule requiring greater distances between smaller aircraft and jets during takeoff landing.

62.   The airlines say higher fares are the result of the strong economy which has boosted passenger traffic across the country.

63.   The capital plan and the proposals for higher fares and tolls grew out of a settlement of a dispute between New York and New Jersey late last year .

64.   The commission need not reward medallion owners with higher fares.

65.   The change, he said, entails abandoning the new higher fares and returning to the old ones.

66.   The end result could be more potholes and higher fares for many taxpayers.

67.   The heavy ridership, coupled with a continuing decline in fuel prices and higher overall fares, has boosted profits across the airline industry this year.

68.   The higher fare, the MTA chairman maintained, was needed to pay for this and other improvements.

69.   The money must come from the taxpayers and the flying public, in the form of higher fares or taxes.

70.   The move replaced the bilateral national treaties that had previously dictated service, often propping up inefficient state-owned carriers and leaving customers with higher fares.