Jet fuel prices surge in Europe

In this podcast, Simon Thorne, managing editor for Platts EMEA oil team and Robert Sheridan, jet fuel editor for European Marketscan European Marketscan, discuss jet fuel costs close to doubling since the same period in 2007; the inability of airlines to hedge due to the volatility of the increased prices; and whether passenger growth can exceed the fundamental growth in costs faced by airlines.

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Created: May 7, 2008

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