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Just been chatting to Kevin May, editor of our sister title Travolutions, about Silverjet and the prognosis for the other airlines in the wake of escalating fuel prices. According to an analyst on R4 this morning, BA has so far managed to ride the storm because its hedged its fuel supplies - six months...
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As EasyJet’s results show, it looks like tough times ahead for air travel. The airline posted pretax losses of £57.5 million for the six months to the end of March. That figure includes the cost of integrating GB Airways - £9.1 million – but the rest seems to be down to fuel prices. It'll be interesting...
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It seems rising fuel costs could be beginning to bite the budget airlines. Yesterday Ryanair upped their charges for putting bags in the hold and checking in. Industry pundits are taking this as a sign of desperation as fuel prices continue to spiral upwards. Could this be the beginning of the end of...
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TUI’s chief has denied the credit crunch is hitting tourism although he does admit it will strip out some capacity next year. But I see Royal Caribbean Cruises is upping its fuel supplement to £4.00 a day. Not sure what it was before, but it is worrying evidence of the inflation that’s plaguing the world...