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Travelers booking United Airlines<\/strong> flights<\/a><\/strong> caught a break Thursday after the airline inadvertently cut airfares<\/a><\/strong> on its domestic routes.<\/p>\n

According to the Wall Street Journal<\/a><\/strong>, prices on airline tickets<\/a><\/strong> dropped as much as $130 because United didn’t add fuel surcharges. A United spokeswoman attributed the temporary price drop to "human error."\n<\/p>\n

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