Budget airlines are going upscale with first-class seats and faster wifi
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Forget no-frills: Frontier and JetBlue are chasing luxury flyers, and Wall Street is buying in.
Directly affected
- No company is named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- JETS U.S. Global Jets ETF-6.7% 30d
U.S. Global Jets ETF: it holds airlines. Linked by “airline” (airlines) in this story.
- DAL Delta Air Lines+2.9% 30d
Delta Air Lines (air transportation, scheduled): airlines' costs move with jet fuel and travel demand. Linked by “airline” (airlines) in this story.
- UAL United Airlines Holdings-3.5% 7d
United Airlines Holdings (air transportation, scheduled): airlines' costs move with jet fuel and travel demand. Linked by “airline” (airlines) in this story.
- AAL American Airlines Group+3.0% 30d
American Airlines Group (air transportation, scheduled): airlines' costs move with jet fuel and travel demand. Linked by “airline” (airlines) in this story.
- LUV Southwest Airlines+13.4% 17d
Southwest Airlines (air transportation, scheduled): airlines' costs move with jet fuel and travel demand. Linked by “airline” (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 | -1.17% | +3.91% | base | -0.12% | after close | after close | after close |
| DAL | +0.75% | +6.54% | base | +0.25% | after close | after close | after close |
| UAL | +1.37% | +8.39% | base | -0.18% | after close | after close | after close |
| AAL | -1.16% | +5.86% | base | +0.34% | after close | after close | after close |
| LUV | -1.74% | +2.40% | base | -0.09% | 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.
Forget no-frills: Frontier and JetBlue are chasing luxury flyers, and Wall Street is buying in.
Source: MarketWatch
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| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAL | that day | +0.34% | still updating |
| AAL | three days earlier | +5.86% | final price |
| AAL | five days earlier | -1.16% | final price |
| DAL | that day | +0.25% | still updating |
| DAL | three days earlier | +6.54% | final price |
| DAL | five days earlier | +0.75% | final price |
| JETS | that day | -0.12% | still updating |
| JETS | three days earlier | +3.91% | final price |
| JETS | five days earlier | -1.17% | final price |
| LUV | that day | -0.09% | still updating |
| LUV | three days earlier | +2.40% | final price |
| LUV | five days earlier | -1.74% | final price |
| UAL | that day | -0.18% | still updating |
| UAL | three days earlier | +8.39% | final price |
| UAL | five days earlier | +1.37% | final price |
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12 out of 100Price not final
“Budget airlines are going upscale with first-class seats and faster wifi” scores 12 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources. The price is not final yet.