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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...they shouldn't expect that demand to last long once the tinsel and noisemakers are put away. Other major airlines have held fast against the increase so far, and aside from the initial gains from the holiday rush, the price increases could turn out to be very temporary for Delta and American. "These two airlines may be able to get away with these prices through the holidays, when demand is highest," says Baumohl, "but if the other airlines keep their prices down, Delta and American could be forced to lower prices." Also helping to keep ticket prices competitive: The popularity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 'Tis the Season to Pay Exorbitant Air Fares | 11/24/1999 | See Source »

...much a part of the holiday season as the lighting of the tree at Rockefeller Center: the annual airline price gouge. And on Tuesday, Delta and American airlines, two of the nation's largest carriers, decided to keep with tradition and hiked their fares an average of 3 percent on domestic routes. Customers aren't likely to be sympathetic to the airlines' cries over rising fuel costs, which is the primary reason cited by Delta and American for their fare increases - nor should they necessarily believe it. "This is the time of year when airlines have enormous control over pricing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 'Tis the Season to Pay Exorbitant Air Fares | 11/24/1999 | See Source »

...pushes on. We'll be busy tonight rolling the dice--and tossing black balls--deciding magazine fate. And next week, once again, we wuss out. But this time it's your fault: You won't be here. Venerable Thanksgiving arrives once again, sending us home on the Delta Shuttle. Need turkey-stuffing tips? See "How To: Stuff a Turkey" (page eight). In our hearts will be those left to fend for themselves. We apologize that FM listings (starting page 16) end on Wednesday, just when stranded students might start looking beyond...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Editor's Note: Shoot Me | 11/18/1999 | See Source »

Charles H. Yoo was pledge leader for the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity in September 1997 when Scott Krueger, a freshman pledge, died of alcohol-poisoning at a fraternity party...

Author: By Alexis B. Offen, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Former Student Sues MIT, Claims Broken Contract | 11/18/1999 | See Source »

Another MIT fraternity, Phi Gamma Delta, closed last year after first-year pledge Scott Krueger died, reportedly because of alcohol he consumed at a Sept. 1997 party at the fraternity...

Author: By Andrew S. Holbrook, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: MIT Frat Disbanded, May Appeal | 11/18/1999 | See Source »

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