Flying isn't getting any cheaper, but one trade group says that isn't going to mean less crowded flights this summer.

The Air Transport Association Tuesday predicts that more than 211 million passengers will travel on domestic carriers between June 1 and August 31. That would be a 1.3-percent drop from last summer.

But the group says airlines are reducing their carrying capacity amid slower economic growth and rising jet fuel prices. The group says planes will be nearly 85-percent full, and that delays emanating from New York-area airports will remain a problem.

Some large U.S. carriers last week said they again raised ticket prices to offset surging fuel costs, and the group says further fare hikes this summer are "inevitable."