UPDATED: As predicted, PHL-PIT fares take huge jump

As predicted in this space on July 25, air fares for nonstop PHL-Pittsburgh flights on US Airways are headed up, waaaaaay up, with Southwest dropping service on the route. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette checked and found the jump for a roundtrip was from $118 to $698. Read more about it at this link ..

UPDATE: Sen. Bob Casey (D., Pa.) has weighed in on US Airways' fare increase. Read more here, including detail about restrictions on the lower fare cited above, in an Inquirer story online Wednesday.