81.   The Beijing government has repeatedly suggested fare increases to finance operations and expansion, but the central government, fearing a negative reaction from the masses, has demurred.

82.   The companies have justified higher prices by pointing to skyrocketing costs of oil, but fare increases also arrive at a time when air travel is in hot demand.

83.   The fare increases apparently were initiated by Delta Air Lines this week.

84.   The fare increases sent airline profits soaring.

85.   The lawsuit is only the latest tactic by transit advocates trying to thwart plans for the fare increase.

86.   The industry is so price-sensitive that an across-the-board fare increase will not stick unless all the major carriers go along.

87.   The instruction to come up with a reimbursement plan hints strongly that the panel was not convinced of irreparable harm from a fare increase.

88.   The mayor said Monday he was not cowed by the prospect of a fare increase, which would be politically unpopular.

89.   The move by Southwest follows some confusion among the carriers and their fare publishing firms about the fare increases.

90.   The parity in fare increases that held for a decade was no accident.