: Airline stocks fall as the attack of Israel by Hamas ‘may impact travel’

Shares of airline companies took a hit Monday, particularly those of the legacy international carriers, in the wake of Hamas’ attack on Israel. The U.S. Global Jets ETF JETS shed 1.4% in premarket trading, while futures ES00 for the S&P 500 SPX declined 0.5%. Delta Air Lines Inc.’s DAL stock shed 2.1%, after the air carrier said that the current security in Israel “may impact travel” to, from and through Tel Aviv, Israel through Oct. 14. Shares of American Airlines Group Inc. AAL gave up 2.3%, after the carrier’s pilots’ union recommended its members to refuse to fly to Israel, as the Associated Press reported. United Airlines Holdings Inc. shares UAL fell 2.0%. Elsewhere, shares of JetBlue Airways Corp. JBLU fell 1.7% and of Southwest Airlines Co. LUV declined 2.1%.

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