Originally Posted by
wheels_down
20 year old 320 with wingtip fence, vs a 2020 build Neo.
The fuel saving is about 25%- 28%
If Oil climbs above $100 later this decade, then they pay for themselves overnight.
The likes of indigo partners with so many birds flying, would surely have good fuel hedging in place & surely locking away as much as possible at lowest possible costs now.
It was reported few years ago, that Southwests profits could be put down solely to their fuel hedging.