Airlines will have to increase fares, says Finnair chief executive.

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Air fares are likely to rise as a result of the 11 September terrorist attacks, according to Keijo Suila, the chief executive of the Finnish airline Finnair.

The airline industry was already struggling before the attacks, in which four hijacked aircraft crashed in the United States, but since then passenger numbers have fallen and the industry is in line to lose around USD13bn, from a ...