but they won’t stay that way

DALLAS Enjoy lower airfares while you can. Airlines are taking steps to push prices higher by next year.

Fares have been dropping for more than a year. in late 2015 was the lowest since 2010.

Ticket prices have fallen even further this year, according to the airlines. Not only is flying from Dallas to Denver cheap, but popular international vacation destinations like Europe are more affordable.

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One downside: Be prepared to spend a few more hours of your vacation standing in an airport security line.

The number of airline passengers this summer is expected to rise 4 percent over last year’s record level. That, along with fewer Transportation Security Administration screeners, is expected to create long lines.

American Airlines and United Airlines say they each plan to spend about $4 million on contractors who will help TSA by handling some of the non screening duties at airport checkpoints, like running bins and managing the lines.

Stories about horrific lines might be an opportunity for last minute deals, according to Pauline Frommer, editorial director of the travel guide company Frommer’s.

"If American Airlines is going to spend $4 million of its own money, obviously the airlines are nervous about not being able to sell last minute seats," she said. "I wonder if this rash of bad publicity won’t make getting a last minute booking more affordable."

Signing up for fare alerts from the airlines and price tracking websites can help consumers spot those deals, many of which lapse quickly.

If you don’t have kids in school, the easiest way to save money would be delaying a big trip until at least mid August. "After that, we see fares drop off a cliff," Hobica said.