Airlines Ask Customers to Help Lower Oil Prices


	Airlines Ask Customers to Help Lower Oil Prices

Rebecca Ruiz

7-10-2008 4:29 PM

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Rebecca Ruiz says:

There's ongoing debate over whether or not speculators are responsible for the price of oil, but the CEOs of several major airlines are not so uncertain. In a letter to their frequent fliers, they've asked customers to petition Congress to lower the price of oil by regulating speculation. Do you think this tactic will work? Is it a publicity stunt designed to make the airlines look sympathetic to nickel-and-dimed fliers? What do you think?

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