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The three things stopping airline shares from taking off

Travel companies are experiencing serious turbulence on the markets. Why?
March 24, 2021
  • Airline stocks suddenly reversed their upward trend this week
  • Investors have a number of short-term concerns, but they are also questioning whether international travel can eventually recover to pre-pandemic levels

Ladies and gentlemen holding stocks in airline companies, this is your captain speaking: we’re going to be experiencing some serious turbulence ahead.

In recent months European airline shares have started to lift off, rising cautiously from the historic lows that they hit after the coronavirus pandemic first halted international travel.

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