Following are the top 40 originating cities where airlines have slashed fares the most from March 2008 to March 2009, from farecompare.com.
Origin
| Avg. 3/08 fare | Avg. 3/09 fare | % change |
| Cincinnati | $752 | $390 | -48.1% |
| Nashville | $374 | $244 | -34.8% |
| Los Angeles | $526 | $370 | -29.7% |
| San Francisco | $530 | $376 | -29.1% |
| Seattle | $462 | $330 | -28.6% |
| Orange County, Calif. | $452 | $334 | -26.1% |
| Orlando | $434 | $333 | -23.3% |
| Washington, D.C. | $523 | $409 | -21.8%
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| Salt Lake City | $552 | $433 | -21.6% |
| Ft. Lauderdale | $391 | $318 | -18.7% |
| Oakland, Calif. | $511 | $416 | -18.6% |
| San Jose, Calif. | $423 | $348 | -17.7% |
| New York City | $491 | $406 | -17.3% |
| Ft. Myers, Fla. | $418 | $351 | -16.0% |
| San Diego | $388 | $326 | -16.0% |
| St. Louis | $508 | $427 | -15.9% |
| Kansas City, Mo. | $340 | $291 | -14.4% |
| Boston | $512 | $440 | -14.1% |
| Dallas | $478 | $414 | -13.4% |
| Las Vegas | $393 | $342 | -13.0% |
| Raleigh, N.C. | $415 | $364 | -12.3% |
| Minneapolis | $457 | $406 | -11.2% |
| Miami | $484 | $435 | -10.1% |
| Baltimore | $319 | $288 | -9.7% |
| Newark, N.J. | $517 | $474 | -8.3% |
| Austin, Tex. | $383 | $352 | -8.1% |
| Albuquerque, N.M | $327 | $305 | -6.7% |
| Denver | $528 | $493 | -6.6% |
| Portland, Ore. | $405 | $380 | -6.2% |
| Tampa, Fla. | $360 | $341 | -5.3% |
| Sacramento, Calif. | $361 | $342 | -5.3% |
| Philadelphia | $289 | $282 | -2.4% |
| Charlotte, N.C. | $491 | $481 | -2.0% |
| Chicago | $424 | $417 | -1.7% |
| San Antonio | $311 | $323 | +3.9% |
| Phoenix | $390 | $409 | +4.9% |
| Detroit | $421 | $450 | +6.9% |
| Atlanta | $566 | $619 | +9.4% |
| Houston | $449 | $511 | +13.8% |
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