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http://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/05/30/airtravel.decline.ap/index.html

This article talks about huge air travel drops within the last year. The Travel Industry Association created a survey which concluded in some shocking numbers. Nearly 45 million flights were skipped y the passengers due to costs. The fuel prize is raising, people stop using the services of the airlines. The forgone trips cost the travel industry $18.1 billion -- including $9.4 billion to airlines and $5.6 billion to hotels. Plus, it cost federal, state and local authorities $4.2 billion in taxes in the past 12 months.

This article is significant, because flying is one of the quickest and safest way to travel and should not be switched for driving a car. Government in co-operation with airlines should find a solution in order to make people travel by air.