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Passengers behind airline investors in gaining from oil slump
Published Sun, Jan 18, 2015 · 09:50 PM
Dallas
AIRLINE investors are poised to reap big benefits from falling fuel bills that helped the US industry rack up record profits last year. Consumers, not so much.
Fliers might hope to see some relief in the form of lower ticket prices, but airlines will probably use the windfall to reward shareholders first while demand for travel remains high and planes are flying with record numbers of seats sold.
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