Bomb Threats Disrupt European Flights and Rattle Passengers
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Passengers recounted landing at a military base and being subjected to security checks and travel delays after threats that turned out to be hoaxes affected planes in Italy, Poland and Spain.
Directly affected
- No company is named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- JETS U.S. Global Jets ETF-4.1% 30d
U.S. Global Jets ETF: it holds airlines. Linked by “flights” (airlines) in this story.
- ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF+1.1% 30d
iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds defense and aerospace contractors. Linked by “military” (defense) in this story.
- XLY Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR+5.7% 30d
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR: it holds travel and leisure firms. Linked by “travel” (travel) in this story.
- VGK Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF holds stocks listed in Europe, which this story is about (“european”).
- EWI iShares MSCI Italy ETF-7.4% 8d
iShares MSCI Italy ETF holds stocks listed in Italy, which this story is about (“italy”).
- DAL Delta Air Lines+7.8% 30d
Delta Air Lines (air transportation, scheduled): airlines' costs move with jet fuel and travel demand. Linked by “flights” (airlines) in this story.
- UAL United Airlines Holdings+2.2% 13d
United Airlines Holdings (air transportation, scheduled): airlines' costs move with jet fuel and travel demand. Linked by “flights” (airlines) in this story.
- AAL American Airlines Group+2.0% 30d
American Airlines Group (air transportation, scheduled): airlines' costs move with jet fuel and travel demand. Linked by “flights” (airlines) in this story.
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
| Ticker | T-5 | T-3 | T-1 | T0 | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JETS | -6.67% | -4.67% | base | -3.73% | after close | after close | after close |
| ITA | +0.76% | +0.87% | base | -4.00% | after close | after close | after close |
| XLY | -5.00% | -3.39% | base | -4.05% | after close | after close | after close |
| VGK | -2.35% | -2.42% | base | -2.06% | after close | after close | after close |
| EWI | -3.94% | -3.95% | base | -2.32% | after close | after close | after close |
| DAL | -8.54% | -6.51% | base | -4.49% | after close | after close | after close |
| UAL | -9.12% | -5.66% | base | -4.65% | after close | after close | after close |
| AAL | -6.16% | -4.11% | base | -5.28% | after close | after close | after close |
Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.
Passengers recounted landing at a military base and being subjected to security checks and travel delays after threats that turned out to be hoaxes affected planes in Italy, Poland and Spain.
Source: The New York Times
Defense
| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAL | that day | -5.28% | final price |
| AAL | three days earlier | -4.11% | final price |
| AAL | five days earlier | -6.16% | final price |
| DAL | that day | -4.49% | final price |
| DAL | three days earlier | -6.51% | final price |
| DAL | five days earlier | -8.54% | final price |
| EWI | that day | -2.32% | final price |
| EWI | three days earlier | -3.95% | final price |
| EWI | five days earlier | -3.94% | final price |
| ITA | that day | -4.00% | final price |
| ITA | three days earlier | +0.87% | final price |
| ITA | five days earlier | +0.76% | final price |
| JETS | that day | -3.73% | final price |
| JETS | three days earlier | -4.67% | final price |
| JETS | five days earlier | -6.67% | final price |
| UAL | that day | -4.65% | final price |
| UAL | three days earlier | -5.66% | final price |
| UAL | five days earlier | -9.12% | final price |
| VGK | that day | -2.06% | final price |
| VGK | three days earlier | -2.42% | final price |
| VGK | five days earlier | -2.35% | final price |
| XLY | that day | -4.05% | final price |
| XLY | three days earlier | -3.39% | final price |
| XLY | five days earlier | -5.00% | final price |
Defense
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How solid the defense case looks
12 out of 100
“Bomb Threats Disrupt European Flights and Rattle Passengers” scores 12 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources.