Synopsis
Most aviation analysts expect airlines to report losses in the March quarter. Though higher fuel prices and other input costs continue to hurt them, the recovery in passenger traffic is an encouraging sign. If fuel prices cool down going forward, it could be a rocky yet brighter year for airlines.
In February this year, as the omicron variant was spreading across the country, keeping people on the tenterhooks, air travel was struggling at less than half of its pre-pandemic occupancy levels. A low-cost airline then decided to come out with a sweet deal for some travel agents to raise upfront cash from them.It offered tickets at less than half the prices of what was available online at the time. “They assured us that we will give full
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