As oil and jet fuel prices fall, when will we get cheaper airfares?

Oh great, another excuse for airlines to keep prices high. They'll come up with some BS about 'operational costs' and 'hedging' while pocketing the savings. Seen it a hundred times.

Yeah nah, they'll drop the fares by like $5 and act like we should be grateful. Meanwhile they're still charging $300 for a 45min flight to Wellington.

Wait, so the Commerce Commission can step in? Why don't they actually do something about it instead of just pointing it out? So bloody useless.

I just wanna fly to visit my mum in Christchurch without taking out a loan 😩 Surely it can't be that hard to pass on the savings?

What a surprise, prices go up like a rocket but come down like a feather. Classic corporate greed. They'll blame 'uncertainty' forever.

Worked in aviation for 15 years. Jet fuel is a massive cost, but airlines also hedge fuel prices months ahead. So even if spot prices drop, they're stuck paying old rates. But sure, blame the 'greedy' airlines.