Commodity Oddity: Falling fuel prices are a dream come true for airlines, right? Not so fast

Commodity Oddity: Falling fuel prices are a dream come true for airlines, right? Not so fast

Commodity Oddity: Falling fuel prices are a dream come true for airlines, right? Not so fast

October 2014
2 min read
Seth Kaplan

Issue Overview

Nothing is more important to an airline’s fortunes than the price of oil. Nothing. So theoretically, nothing should make airlines happier than a fall in the price of oil. Right?