see a good deal for an air fare right now, buy it. if you see a good deal for a trip this summer, take it. because it s only going to get more expensive. so that s for your planning purposes. because, look. you ve got airlines that are cutting capacity. american airlines says it s going to cut capacity by 1%. that is probably means fewer seats and more easily raise prices on the seats they are flying. other carriers likely follow suit. about a third of their costs are fuel costs and as fuel costs go up, so do fuel surcharges. if you re going to europe, you ve noticed this the fuel surcharges to europe is 90% of the flights and surcharges are $400. you ve noticed this if you re an international traveler. we not major airlines have tried to stick four or five, i think five now air fare increases just since the beginning of the year. they are not really sticking. sometimes they have to roll them