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Boston to Philly airfares doubling

Southwest Airlines discontinues route

By Katie Johnston
Globe Staff / February 7, 2012
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With Southwest Airlines discontinuing its Boston-Philadelphia route as of Feb. 11, once again leaving US Airways as the sole nonstop carrier on the route, the lowest roundtrip fare between the two cities is doubling, to about $520. Southwest has dropped five routes out of Philadelphia this year, including Manchester, Providence, Pittsburgh, and Jacksonville.

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