Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Omaha Steve

(99,632 posts)
Wed Oct 15, 2014, 12:55 PM Oct 2014

Airline stocks tumble on fresh Ebola fears

Source: AP-Excite

Airline stocks are tumbling after news that the second health worker to be diagnosed with Ebola flew on a commercial flight the night before reporting a fever.

Shares of the major U.S. airlines were down between 4 percent and 6 percent in midday trading Wednesday.

Frontier Airlines announced that public-health officials were notifying passengers on Monday night's Flight 1143 from Cleveland to Dallas-Fort Worth. The airline's crew reports that the woman showed no symptoms during the flight.

Frontier says because of the short time between the flight and her fever, health officials were contacting all 132 passengers from the flight. Public-health professionals will interview the passengers and monitor those deemed to be at risk for contracting the virus, Frontier says.

Read more: http://apnews.excite.com/article/20141015/us--airlines-ebola-b6b10d59e8.html

9 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Airline stocks tumble on fresh Ebola fears (Original Post) Omaha Steve Oct 2014 OP
Talk about overreaction! Helen Borg Oct 2014 #1
They'll drive and die instead FLPanhandle Oct 2014 #6
The market is a shithole .... Historic NY Oct 2014 #2
Fresh ebola! Renew Deal Oct 2014 #3
B-b-b-b-b-but... Dopers_Greed Oct 2014 #4
Too crazy! BobbyBoring Oct 2014 #5
Less passengers = less fuel costs hmm you think? Oh no that means higher ticket prices. YOHABLO Oct 2014 #7
airlines are offering special ticket prices... quadrature Oct 2014 #8
The TSA and post 9/11 paranoia caused more harm to the airline industry VScott Oct 2014 #9

FLPanhandle

(7,107 posts)
6. They'll drive and die instead
Wed Oct 15, 2014, 03:04 PM
Oct 2014

Since driving is more dangerous than flying.

Some people because of their fears, will actually die by driving more.

Dopers_Greed

(2,640 posts)
4. B-b-b-b-b-but...
Wed Oct 15, 2014, 01:18 PM
Oct 2014

Now the free market has motivation to contain ebola.

Cause if they don't, rich people will lose a lot of money.

 

quadrature

(2,049 posts)
8. airlines are offering special ticket prices...
Wed Oct 15, 2014, 07:43 PM
Oct 2014

into Ebola hot zones.

earnings could suffer.
on the other hand,
fuel prices are down

Latest Discussions»Latest Breaking News»Airline stocks tumble on ...