What's Next for These 3 Airline Stocks After Government Restrictions Expire in October?

What's Next for These 3 Airline Stocks After Government Restrictions Expire in October?

The airline industry has been battered and bruised by the COVID-19 pandemic, with travel volumes down substantially compared to last year. Absent some added payroll support that prevents layoffs, here's how three Motley Fool Contributors see Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV), United Airlines Holdings (NASDAQ: UAL), and Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK) proceeding in the months to come. John Rosevear (Southwest Airlines): Southwest has been an investor favorite for a long time, and there's an extra reason to like it right now: It probably won't need to do any layoffs -- or much of anything else -- when the restrictions expire.