Cheap summer airfare? Not likely.

Looking to fly this summer? You might need to pawn your watch.

Air travel costs for the coming months are at new highs, largely in response to fuel prices, says an article in the LA Times, and there’s no relief in sight.

Airlines are jacking up ticket prices, cutting services, and 86-ing frequent-flier benefits. United, Northwest, and Delta are cutting domestic flights — Delta by 10 percent. International tickets for peak summer months are already up an average of 10 percent. That, combined with the dollar’s historic lows, will make that Tuscan getaway molto costoso indeed.

There are still ways of cutting costs — try flying on Tuesdays and Wednesday, traveling at the very tail end of summer, or waiting with fingers crossed for last-minute July deals.