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JetBlue Airways Corp. Tuesday said it will cut prices by as much as half on 1 million seats this fall, becoming the latest low-cost carrier to slash fares in recent days. Southwest Airlines, AirTran Airways and ATA recently announced heavily discounted fares for fall flights, starting an unusually early round of price cuts in an industry that has been struggling to keep profits alive.

Fare sales are common in the period between Labor Day and Thanksgiving, traditionally one of the weakest seasons for U.S. airlines. But price cuts are usually announced later in the year and are typically led by the major carriers. New York-based JetBlue said it is offering one-way fares of $29 to $99 if tickets are bought by July 29... [read more at usatoday.com]