The community said other discount fares would be available at 10 to 20 percent below current levels.

United's other major discount fare will be $30 more than the Maxsaver.

He said response to the discount fare has been "much bigger than we expected."

By contrast, three years ago the disparity was two and a half times the discount fare.

In most cases, the discount fares require an overnight Saturday stay.

Like most discount fares, the new package has many restrictions.

Since then, restrictions on most discount fares have continued to mount.

Last week, the industry raised its one-way discount fares by $5.

There are a lot of different discount fares, the sooner you book the lower the price.

More than 90 percent of travelers now fly on discount fares.