Originally Posted by
Cogf16
Lost on hedges but paid MUCH LESS for fuel and hence, was a winner. hedging is insurance. If you lose money on hedges, that means the price of gas is lower than expected. About a year ago, I caught some of J Graham's talk in the ATL pilot lounge. Re: fuel, he said that every penny change in fuel prices is 40 million a year difference. he said we were paying a little over a dollar less for fuel than same time, previous year. Over 4 Billion in savings. Now I now it would be great if we didn't hedge and just "rolled the dice" on spot prices, but you guys would crucify mgmt. if that backfired. And be honest, NO ONE could have predicted Oils massive drop 2 years ago or even it continued low prices.
Again, it's insurance for volatility and negative geopolitical events. Let it go.
When you say NO ONE, are you excluding those on the other side of our hedges? I'm just not ready to "let it go" when we're talking $Billions in profit losses. That kind of money justifies some deep-dive inquiries, whether you think you already have the answers or not.