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Worried about expensive flights? Government gets power to intervene in airfares

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This report is about airlines. Names like DAL and UAL typically come under pressure because delta Air Lines (air transportation, scheduled): airlines' costs move with jet fuel and travel demand. Linked by “flights” (airlines) in this story.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • JETS U.S. Global Jets ETF-2.7% 30d

    U.S. Global Jets ETF: it holds airlines. Linked by “flights” (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 “flights” (airlines) in this story.

  • UAL United Airlines Holdings+1.0% 16d

    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-7.3% 30d

    American Airlines Group (air transportation, scheduled): airlines' costs move with jet fuel and travel demand. Linked by “flights” (airlines) in this story.

  • LUV Southwest Airlines+6.4% 8d

    Southwest Airlines (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

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
JETSNo price data for this ticker———————
DAL-1.19%+0.26%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
UAL-3.41%-0.75%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
AAL-3.25%-0.16%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
LUVNo price data for this ticker———————

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.

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Worried about expensive flights? Government gets power to intervene in airfares India Today

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CompanyWhenMoveStatus
AALthree days earlier-0.16%final price
AALfive days earlier-3.25%final price
DALthree days earlier+0.26%final price
DALfive days earlier-1.19%final price
UALthree days earlier-0.75%final price
UALfive days earlier-3.41%final price

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