Lower jet fuel costs spell relief for airlines, which won't be eager to immediately pass savings onto customers by lowering airfares.

Buoyed by sustained travel demand and a tighter market, airlines have kept the inflated prices

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Lower jet fuel costs spell relief for airlines, which won't be eager to immediately pass savings onto customers by lowering airfares.

Air fares aren’t coming down, Delta Air Lines said Friday, even though the cost of jet fuel has fallen sharply.