The Garcias' neighbor, Steve McEndree, saw cars lined up for a mile or more by gas stations as he made the drive from his Humble home to George Bush Houston Intercontinental Airport before dawn Tuesday.

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Shortly after United Airlines Flight 1632 took off from Houston's Intercontinental Airport at 8:08 p.m.

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Among the top 10, three are United-Continental hubs: Houston's Bush Intercontinental, Newark's Liberty and Washington's Dulles airports.

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Flights will depart from Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.

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Houston's Bush Intercontinental shows how airlines at dominant hubs with lots of business travelers increasingly seem to be ignoring cheaper pricing competition at secondary airports in big cities.

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