The spread of Ebola disease has not stopped people from flying in the US. People are still travelling in a large scale. Due to the spread of Ebola there has been a decrease in the prices of crude oil. The domestic airlines in US have taken advantage of this situation by increasing their fare. The airline stocks plummeted in the days when the Liberian was diagnosed with Ebola in Dallas, with American Airlines share falling nearly 20 percent. Now, with the increase in ticket sales and decrease in price of oil the stocks have rebounded and American airlines is up more than 13 percent. Thus it is clearly visible that the airlines are making huge amount of profits at this time of the year.

However, according to me, at this time the airlines should be more focused on the safety of their passengers and themselves. Airlines act like a carrier for such viruses to different cities and countries.  Airlines can play a role in reducing the spread of Ebola by reducing flights to countries in western Africa and by taking necessary steps to ensure that people are not travelling with Ebola. The airlines should come up with safety schemes as health is more important than money!

References-

Bachman, Justin. “Ebola Fears Haven’t Hampered U.S. Airlines Yet.” Bloomberg Business Week. Bloomberg, 16 Oct. 2014. Web. 2 Nov. 2014.

Bachman, Justin. “U.S. Airlines Are Packing Planes and Rolling in Record Profits.” Bloomberg Business