Low Oil Prices Bring Down Airfares

Low Oil Prices Bring Down Airfares
A Southwest airlines plane lands at Chicago's Midway Airport in Chicago on September 24, 2015. (Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images)
Low Oil Prices Bring Down Airfares
A Southwest airlines plane lands at Chicago's Midway Airport in Chicago on September 24, 2015. (Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images)

Low Oil Prices Bring Down Airfares

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Airlines are reaping the benefits of low fuel prices. Both United and Southwest earned record profits this week, and they are passing some of the savings onto consumers.

Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson talks with Jill Schlesinger of CBS News about the cheap flights and whether prices will fall further.

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