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Fortune
Ryan Hogg

Europe's airlines plunge as U.S. recession fears threaten Americans' 'unbelievable' spending

A view on two airplanes of the AirFrance KLM Group, parked at the gate of Paris Charles de Gaulle international Airport. Roissy en France, Paris, Ile de France, France. KLM and Air France. (Credit: Sebastiaan Kroes—Getty Images)

European travel companies reliant on Americans’ heavy spending power faced a huge stock market selloff on Tuesday morning as Donald Trump's recession warnings pushed the lucrative international travel sector into turbulence. 

Shares in Europe’s biggest airlines and travel groups, including British Airways owner IAG and KLM-Air France, faced heavy losses alongside a stock market wipeout in the U.S. Shares in IAG fell more than 5% in early morning trading in London, while Air France-KLM tumbled over 6%. 

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