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Feb 27, 2004, 12:09 pm

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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by duxfan:
Jet fuel currently sells at around 98 cents/gallon, which is what CO would pay if they weren't hedging. That price is 21% BELOW the price this time a year ago.</font>

Then how are these "...The highest [prices] we have ever seen...."