Brace Yourself for the Priciest Holiday Travel Season in Years

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorJet fuel costs have surged by tens of billions of dollars, and the airlines say households are absorbing the increase.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSkip is at an airport to see who that is.

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   Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentHank, I'm standing outside the departures curb, and behind me a line of people is dragging suitcases toward what Hopper says will be a thirty-one percent more expensive Thanksgiving.

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   Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentHopper puts the average domestic round trip at four hundred two dollars, and Christmas at four hundred fifty-two.

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   Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentI'd say this is the story that gets me a desk, but I'm learning to wait.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThank you, Skip. Who've you got?

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   Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentThis is Desmond Okafor-Reyes, a regional carpet buyer flying home for Thanksgiving. Desmond, the airlines say people like you are absorbing the fuel cost.

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   Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentAre you?

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   Desmond Okafor-ReyesYes. Apparently I'm the fuel tank now.

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    Desmond Okafor-ReyesI paid for the plane's gas, and then they charged me to bring a suitcase to it.

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    Skip Waverly · Field CorrespondentFareportal says jet fuel costs have roughly doubled from a year ago. Did anyone warn you?

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    Desmond Okafor-ReyesNo. Nobody warned me. I got an email about a seat upgrade, and I think that was the warning.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFuel roughly doubled, Thanksgiving fares are up thirty-one percent, and the one holding the bill is you, sir.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorDo they at least let the fuel tank board first?

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    Desmond Okafor-ReyesI'm in group nine.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIn a few minutes, who grades the AI's homework, and does the company get to edit it?