Holiday airfares surge as airlines pass higher fuel costs on to travelers
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[Couple of senior travelers with trolley and suitcases pushing luggage trolley while walking through airport area to reach departure gate. Old senior man and woman leaving for vacation] lucigerma/iStock via Getty Images U.S. holiday airfares are heading toward their highest…
Read at the source ↗MARKET IMPACTNEUTRAL✦ News Impact agent estimateTone: expected bullishHigher fares may support airline revenue, but profitability depends on how fully they offset fuel costs.AI-generated summary
✦ IN BRIEF · AIAI-generated summary
- 01According to Hopper, average domestic round-trip Thanksgiving fares are 31% above last year.
- 02Christmas tickets are up 23%.
- 03The Wall Street Journal reports airlines are raising prices to offset fuel costs.
NEWS IMPACT AND MARKET REACTIONChange since the story · reference
United Airlines Holdings, Inc.96.10 USDMarket closedtoday -5.14%Positive Delta Air Lines, Inc.75.37 USDMarket closedtoday -3.47%Positive American Airlines Group Inc.11.88 USDMarket closedtoday -3.26%Positive Southwest Airlines Co.39.50 USDMarket closedtoday -3.26%Positive JetBlue Airways Corporation2.93 USDMarket closedtoday -6.98%Positive Alaska Air Group, Inc.35.13 USDMarket closedtoday -3.75%Positive
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