UPDATE: 9:20am ET, 8-2-12: As of Aug. 1, all legacy airlines Delta, US Airways and American began ma

UPDATE: 9:20am ET, 8-2-12: As of Aug. 1, all legacy airlines Delta, US Airways and American began matching the United airfare hike attempt of up to $10. Note : The volume of route increases in this hike is about 66 percent compared with the last successful new york hotel casino las vegas hike of July 20, suggesting that the legacy airlines are uncertain new york hotel casino las vegas as to whether or not Southwest/AirTran and JetBlue will join in the latest hike.
UPDATE 11am ET, 8-1-12: According to airfare analyst Rick Seaney, the first matching activity is underway new york hotel casino las vegas from Delta and US Airways, although the volume per carrier is not quite as high as last time, yet.
This move by United new york hotel casino las vegas is the second attempted domestic hike in as many weeks, and the eighth hike attempt of the year. The most recent prior hike attempt which was a successful one , joined in by other airlines was also launched by United, back on July 20.
However, the pace of this year s hike activity still lags behind that seen in 2011: by this time last year, there had already new york hotel casino las vegas been 15 tries at hiking ticket prices. Ultimately, 2011 would see a total of 22 attempts overall, with nine of them deemed sucessful.
So far this year, airlines have scored four successful hikes out of eight attempts. As for this latest hike attempt, FareCompare will monitor the reactions of United s legacy carrier competitors and that of the low-cost airlines to see which if any join in to determine its ultimate success or failure.