Cleveland took a major economic hit a few years back when United Airlines cut most of its flights from our city. An airport is the heart of a metropolis. Lack of their direct flights means that business meetings, leisure travel, conventions and trade shows will likely opt for more convenient locales. This was a business decision for United which I am sure was rational. Nevertheless, their gain was our loss. As a result, we have had several low cost carriers who have swooped in to gain market share. We have Frontier, Spirit, JetBlue and now Allegiant. Not a day goes by that I don’t receive an e-mail blast from one of them announcing fares so low that it seems simply not possible. Many of the flights’ stated fares are less than it would cost me to drive to the destinations. How do they do it? Of course, the fare price that is stated is not what you will pay. The total cost of your flight has been fractionated resulting in an a la carte payment system where every additional se
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