Airlines’ fuel spending up 84 percent in past year
- airlines paid billions of dollars more for jet fuel in May, in the second consecutive month that fuel costs exceeded $6 billion, according to government data released Tuesday.
- The Bureau of Transportation Statistics found that airlines spent $6.6 billion on jet fuel in May, an 84 percent increase from one year ago.
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- airlines paid billions of dollars more for jet fuel in May, in the second consecutive month that fuel costs exceeded $6 billion, according to government data released Tuesday.
- The Bureau of Transportation Statistics found that airlines spent $6.6 billion on jet fuel in May, an 84 percent increase from one year ago.
Sources: The Hill