Airlines are joining in on Black Friday with major flight sales despite rising fuel costs (DAL, AAL, JBLU, LUV)

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Airlines around the world have joined in on Black Friday in spite of the fact that a 50% increase in fuel costs this year have put a serious dent in their profits.
Many airlines began posting their deals a day or two before Thanksgiving.

Black Friday is perhaps the single most famous and historically important day of the year for retailers in the US.

Last year retailers did $5 billion in Black Friday business in online sales alone.

But the Friday after Thanksgiving is more than just cheap TVs and discounted laptops. Airlines have been jumping into the fray with tempting deals of their own.

This year's Black Friday sales come at a somewhat difficult time for airlines. Fuel prices have increased by more than 50% over the past year to levels unseen since mid-2014. Delta and American Airlines have said they will each have to spend an extra $2 billion this year to pay for pricer fuel. Emirates recently reported that its profits over the past six months have fallen 86% and the bulk of that can be attributed to fuel costs. Several major airline CEOs have hinted that they may have to curtail service on routes made unprofitable by this spike in prices.

In fact, the International Air Transport Association expect airline profits around the world to fall an 12% in spite of the fact that air travefl is projected to grow by a healthy 7%.

However, it's Black Friday and the world's airlines have come to the table with some seriously good deals.

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This year most airlines started posting Black Friday flight deals a day or two before Thanksgiving, which fell on November 22.

Here are some of the best deals that are available for Black Friday 2018: