Every Single Airline Stock Fell In 2022, But Let’s Look Forward

U.S. airline executives may be brimming with optimism about 2023, but their exuberance follows a year when not a single major airline recorded a stock market gain.

Rather, in 2022, the best performing airline shares were Spirit’s. They declined 13%. Meanwhile, shares in merger partner JetBlue fell 56%, the industry’s biggest decline.