how is jet fuel cheaper than gasoline for a car right now?
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As the others have said, airlines tend to buy fuel differently than you and I. First and foremost it’s important to remember that they use jet fuel, not gasoline, so there’s not a 1 to 1 comparison of prices. As the others have said, they will often purchase fuel futures way in advance, locking in prices over the long term if they fear that it will rise.
But something I haven’t heard anyone mention is that Delta Air Lines specifically OWNS A FUEL REFINERY. They started doing this a while back in an effort to secure their own supplies of fuel, and this knocks an additional cost off the fuel they are using since they don’t need to pay a middle man for refining.
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