Weak US Dollar Affects Intl Revenue

[Old School]

British Airways trimmed its sales outlook again as the weaker dollar kept Americans from flying across the ocean. While international yields have helped many U.S. carriers recover from 6 years of record losses, this latest outlook underscores a trend that has resulted from all time weakness in the U.S. dollar.

 

[cargoflyr69]

And that why I'm glad my airline has a large intra-asian and cargo network!

 

[NuGuy]

And that why I'm glad my airline has a large intra-asian and cargo network!

Not to mention that all NWA business in Asia is done in Yen...

Nu

 

[RJAA]

But doesn't this mean more Europeans may spend money on airline tickets and travel in the other direction due to strong Euros and Pounds??

 

[DashTrash400]

Yes. But not as many as would if our gov't made visitors feel a little more invited and a little less likely to spend their vacation at Gitmo...