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Old 02-29-2020, 08:37 AM
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Aero1900
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Originally Posted by Dunkin View Post
I’ve heard from multiple sources that this could be a tailwind for AA since they have very little exposure to Asia. Domestic demand is actually up yoy and the thought is that people are deciding to just travel in the states due to the virus. Widebodies will be redeployed to high profile domestic routes which will free up narrowbodies to better backfill the max parking. We might see better margins this spring with lower oil unless there’s an outbreak here domestically.
Maybe. Fuel prices going down is good for the airlines no doubt, but I think that today's reduced service in Asia will be tomorrow reduced service to Europe.

They might be about to announce travel restrictions to parts of Europe as the virus is spreading in Italy
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