<p>In this file photograph taken April 27, 2010, a Continental Airlines plane takes off from George Bush Intercontinental Airport as downtown Houston is shown in the background. There were fare sales aplenty when the airlines were struggling. Now travelers are finding deals harder to come by while paying for "extras" like an aisle seat that used to be bundled in the ticket price.</p>
July 27, 2010
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July 27, 2010 9 p.m.
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Good times are finally back for the nation's airlines. For travelers, that means it's getting harder to find bargains.