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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
World
Gaya Gupta

Spiritless summer: Americans feel squeeze of costly fuel amid busy travel season

passengers wait in line at an airport
Passengers wait in a TSA security checkpoint queue at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall airport (BWI) on 29 March. Photograph: Aaron Schwartz/Reuters

Chelsea Blackmore saves up every year for an annual vacation with her 58-year-old mother. This year, after landing an especially good deal, they made plans to embark on a Disney cruise from Orlando.

To keep costs low, she bought the least expensive plane tickets she could find: a $500 round trip fare on Spirit Airlines.

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