Wake-Up Call

This morning's news brings word that some airlines are raising prices steeply, as much as $50 a round trip on some routes. It's not clear what this will do to discount fares, which traditionally have been all over the map, pun intended. I have in the past gone online to book a ticket, felt it was too costly, and gone back hours later to find a much cheaper ticket on the same flight. Still, the rate hikes give new meaning to the slogan, "Up, Up, and Away."