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CLEVELAND -- Prices are up for air travel across the U.S. including Cleveland.
According to a study released this week by the Wall Street Journal, of 34 key airports, Cleveland Hopkins International Airport ranks third in the change in average round trip domestic fares, up 16.3 percent for all carriers.
CLE ranks eighth in change in seat availability, down 21 percent for all carriers.
In January 2008, an average of 130,091 seats were available weekly at CLE. In January 2013, the average fell to 102,597 on a weekly basis.
United Airlines is hubbed at Cleveland Hopkins, offering the most non-stop destinations.
The availability of flights benefits frequent business travelers, but prices are a growing concern.
"I try to book as early as I can to get the best price, but lately that doesn't seem to matter," said work traveler Marianne King.
Why the increase? Some say high fuel prices, while others point to the now common mergers among major airlines, and a decline in competition.
Flying out of CLE on United Airlines costs 10.4 percent more today than it did two years ago.
Jim Ratica has flown with United on a regular basis for the last four years, but says if the prices continue to go up:
"My company's paying but at that point we look for a different airline," Ratica said.
The Greater Cleveland Partnership considers United Airlines so important to Northeast Ohio, they say it's worth sometimes paying more to fly out of Hopkins, if it supports the hub here.
The hub guarantees more flights and more direct routes for travelers.
United Airlines is actually adding new routes for non-stop service this fall: to Oklahoma City, Nashville, Austin and Boston.
The Greater Cleveland Partnership adds, hub cities often rank in the top half of the price point model, because those cities pay for the infrastructure of having a hub, and for the convenience of having more flights.
WKYC-TV
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