Well thats what US Airways are saying
Pay more. Get less. Get used to it - This is the message US airlines have for their customers this year -- although they tend to use different phrasing.
Years of financial hardship, have finally taught the embattled industry that the key to survival is fewer seats and higher fares.
And if passengers feel overcharged and uncomfortable on crowded planes this summer, maybe they should take a bus.
"It's a double whammy. It's lower capacity. It's higher fares. And those two are coming together," said Terry Trippler, a travel expert at rulestoknow.
Monthly data from US airlines for May show load factors are above 80 percent for most carriers.
Trippler said good business strategy for airlines may not win many fans among the travelling public who are used to last summer's domestic fares. Since then, fares have risen roughly 15-20 percent.
"A lot of people were travelling on a fairly low fare and had their entire row (of seats)," he said. "Now that's probably not going to be it. You're going to be paying a little bit more. And you're not going to have your whole row."