Why Southwest, JetBlue, and United Airlines Stocks Are Soaring This Morning

Airline stocks are having a good Monday, with shares of Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) and American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL) both up 2.8% in 11:55 a.m. EDT trading and JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU) rising 4.6%.

It's not hard to figure out why. On Good Friday last week, when markets were closed, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control issued new guidance for Americans wanting to travel after receiving their COVID-19 vaccines -- and today is the first day investors got a chance to trade on the new information.

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