ATLANTA — Some airline experts are beginning to ask when plane fares will become too high for financially strapped passengers, who on Thursday learned that major U.S. carriers are tacking on yet another fuel surcharge.
Atlanta-based Delta, United and American have added a $20 round-trip fuel surcharge for most domestic routes, and other major carriers are expected to soon follow suit.
The price of jet fuel has soared this year as crude-oil prices continue to set rec ords.
The people who study airfares say there is a danger airlines will push fares so high that some people could begin to cut back on air travel.
Rick Seaney, chief exectuive of the website , said he doesn’t think ticket prices have yet reached the “tipping point” where passenger demand drops.
“We are getting really close to it, but I’m not sure we’re there yet,” he said.
