Labor Day travellers unfazed by soaring air-ticket, other costs

[WASHINGTON] The cost of air travel is soaring while consumers aren't seeing much growth in their disposable income - but that isn't deterring an estimated 2.65 million American leisure travellers who are flying over the Labor Day weekend, the most since 2007, according to the travel organisation AAA.

AAA forecast that the weekend will mark a one per cent increase in leisure air trave…