Although airlines have recently passed through a few price increases, they pale in comparison to the magnitude of the sustained rise in jet fuel prices. John Heimlich
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![Simply put, today's jet fuel prices are crushing and could prove to be a knockout blow for some [airlines]. - John Heimlich Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=U2ltcGx5IHB1dCwgdG9kYXkncyBqZXQgZnVlbCBwcmljZXMgYXJlIGNydXNoaW5nIGFuZCBjb3VsZCBwcm92ZSB0byBiZSBhIGtub2Nrb3V0IGJsb3cgZm9yIHNvbWUgW2FpcmxpbmVzXS4g&author=ICBKb2huIEhlaW1saWNoICAgIA==&num=2 "Simply put, today's jet fuel prices are crushing and could prove to be a knockout blow for some [airlines]. - John Heimlich Quotes")
![[The salt in the wounds for the industry: Short-haul flights tend to command higher fares.] There's a lot of business travel in short haul, ... That certainly hurt us. - John Heimlich Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W1RoZSBzYWx0IGluIHRoZSB3b3VuZHMgZm9yIHRoZSBpbmR1c3RyeTogU2hvcnQtaGF1bCBmbGlnaHRzIHRlbmQgdG8gY29tbWFuZCBoaWdoZXIgZmFyZXMuXSBUaGVyZSdzIGEgbG90IG9mIGJ1c2luZXNzIHRyYXZlbCBpbiBzaG9ydCBoYXVsLCAuLi4gVGhhdCBjZXJ0YWlubHkgaHVydCB1cy4g&author=ICBKb2huIEhlaW1saWNoICAgIA==&num=12 "[The salt in the wounds for the industry: Short-haul flights tend to command higher fares.] There's a lot of business travel in short haul, ... That certainly hurt us. - John Heimlich Quotes")
![If we were passing these [higher fuel costs] through, we'd be reporting profits . . . and we're not. - John Heimlich Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=SWYgd2Ugd2VyZSBwYXNzaW5nIHRoZXNlIFtoaWdoZXIgZnVlbCBjb3N0c10gdGhyb3VnaCwgd2UnZCBiZSByZXBvcnRpbmcgcHJvZml0cyAuIC4gLiBhbmQgd2UncmUgbm90LiA=&author=ICBKb2huIEhlaW1saWNoICAgIA==&num=9 "If we were passing these [higher fuel costs] through, we'd be reporting profits . . . and we're not. - John Heimlich Quotes")