'Maddening' U.S. shutdown hangs over airlines even as profits beat
Share:
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Three major U.S. airlines said on Thursday the U.S. government partial shutdown had not yet had a major financial impact but a tipping point might be near.The carriers expressed their concerns after reporting quarterly earnings that beat Wall Street expectations thanks to healthy passenger demand. "It is maddening ... No one can predict what impact it will have as it continues," Southwest Airlines Co Chief Executive Gary Kelly said of the shutdown.A Reuters poll of economists..