Airfares rose in each of the 50 busiest U.S. metro areas from April to June 2026 compared with a year earlier, with Detroit up nearly 25% and Las Vegas up 24%. The national average one-way fare climbed from $241 to $279, a 16% increase, according to an Engine analysis of 6,694 city pairs, where fares rose on 89%. Spirit Airlines' May 2 shutdown explains only about one percentage point of the 16% rise, since fares still rose 15% on the city pairs where Spirit was not the cheapest carrier, which carried about 85% of passengers. Jet fuel costs also climbed, with U.S. carriers paying $4.11 a gallon in April 2026 versus $2.31 a year earlier. Adjusted for inflation, the average one-way fare for the period was the highest since spring 2022, while overall inflation was 3.9%.
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