cambruzzo
I know what you mean! On 20th June I booked a ticket with EK for mid July which was priced at €555. I was warned to pay for it by the end of the month as prices had to go up 5%. They then told me that they had extended it to July 14th but would now increase 11%. (Economy ticket and not to/from Australian Market).
At the end of the day because of an increase 'outstation', I was asked to pay €809, which in my book is more than a 45% increase in fare in just a couple of weeks. Some fuel surcharge!