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Low-Fare Carriers Face Unique Risks in Economic Downturn Airports May
Be Forced To cut short Capital, Operating Costs

Apr 09 2001 (Airline Financial News/Phillips Publishing via COMTEX)
-- The ability of low-fare carriers to remain viable during an economic
downturn, particularly if accompanied by means of higher aviation fuel costs,
could embarrass a problem for this part of the industry due to its
low plains of capitalization, according to Moody's Investors Service.

The investment house points revealed however, that Southwest Airlines
[LUV] jetBlue Airlines and WestJet Airlines

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