{"id":98538,"date":"2023-10-03T09:22:48","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T09:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turbocelebrity.com\/?p=98538"},"modified":"2023-10-03T09:22:48","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T09:22:48","slug":"ozempic-could-help-airlines-profits-rocket-as-passengers-slim-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/turbocelebrity.com\/world-news\/ozempic-could-help-airlines-profits-rocket-as-passengers-slim-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Ozempic could help AIRLINES profits&apos; rocket as passengers slim down"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Ozempic could help AIRLINES profits&#8217; rocket as passengers who use it slim down &#8211; as it&#8217;s claimed United could save $80MILLION a year if every passenger lost 10 pounds<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>If the average passenger on every United flight lost 10 pounds, it would reduce 1,790 pounds per plane &#8211; a fuel saving of 27.6 million gallons a year<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>At an average 2023 fuel price of $2.89 a gallon, United would save $80 million a year, according to a Jefferies Financial analyst<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The author concluded that airlines, clothing companies and pharmaceutical firms would benefit from drugs like Ozempic, but restaurants may suffer\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>United Airlines could save $80 million a year on fuel costs if more passengers lost weight thanks to Ozempic and other &#8216;miracle&#8217; weight loss treatments, according to a new report.<\/p>\n<p>A lighter plane full of slimmer people would significantly reduce the cost of flying, found Sheila Kahyaoglu, a Jefferies Financial analyst.<\/p>\n<p>She concluded, in a report released on Friday and obtained by Bloomberg, that the drugs could be a game-changer for airlines, where fuel and labor are the biggest costs.<\/p>\n<p>Kahyaoglu looked at United, but said the benefits would apply to all airlines.<\/p>\n<p>If the average passenger lost 10 pounds, she calculated that it would reduce 1,790 pounds from every United flight &#8211; a fuel saving of 27.6 million gallons a year.<\/p>\n<p>At an average 2023 fuel price of $2.89 a gallon, United would save $80 million a year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/03\/06\/76099209-12587269-image-a-28_1696311622578.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ozempic, which helps with rapid weight loss, could save airlines millions of dollars, a new report has concluded<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/03\/06\/76099207-12587269-image-a-29_1696311650998.jpg\" height=\"454\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ozempic and similar weight loss drugs cause people to shed the pounds, which would dramatically cut the fuel consumption of planes<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/03\/06\/76099203-12587269-image-a-30_1696311719370.jpg\" height=\"432\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The author looked at United, but said all airlines would benefit from lighter passengers<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This benefit should be recognized similarly across airlines,&#8217; Kahyaoglu wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Jet fuel prices in New York harbor have climbed 39 percent, or 89 cents a gallon, over the past three months, reaching $3.19 on Friday, Bloomberg reported.<\/p>\n<p>Every 10 cent increase per gallon in jet fuel costs the airlines $2 billion annually.<\/p>\n<p>Airlines have long sought to make their planes weigh less, with schemes to reduce the weight of carts, utensils and dishes.<\/p>\n<p>But she found the weight-loss drugs could have a significant impact.<\/p>\n<p>Kahyaoglu wrote that the demand for rapid weight loss drugs could see the drugs balloon into a $100 billion market.<\/p>\n<p>One in three adults in the United States are considered obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.<\/p>\n<p>Worldwide, 41.5 percent of the population will be classed as overweight by the end of this year &#8211; up from 36.4 percent a decade ago.<\/p>\n<p>Kahyaoglu found that the weight loss drugs will also boost the pharmaceutical, clothing and cosmetics industries &#8211; but could harm restaurants.<\/p>\n<p>The high cost of the drugs could also see people spending less on items such as furniture and travel.<\/p>\n<p>In August, the Danish drugmaker behind Ozempic raised its full-year profit and sales forecasts for a second time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Wegovy and Ozempic are different brand names for semaglutide, which works by tricking the brain to suppress appetite and reduce calorie intake, resulting in substantial weight loss.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It does this by mimicking the hormone glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), which is released after eating.<\/p>\n<p>It was previously nicknamed Hollywood&#8217;s worst kept secret, with fans including Elon Musk and Jeremy Clarkson.<\/p>\n<p>Even Kim Kardashian was rumored to have used it to rapidly lose 16lbs to fit into Marilyn Monroe&#8217;s &#8216;Happy Birthday Mr President&#8217; dress at the 2022 Met Gala.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/03\/06\/57366817-12418195-Kim_Kardashian_transformed_into_Marilyn_Monroe_for_the_Met_Gala_-a-5_1696311774613.jpg\" height=\"907\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Kim Kardashian transformed into Marilyn Monroe for the Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, arriving in the late star&#8217;s $5 million gown she wore in 1962 to wish President John F. Kennedy a happy birthday\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/03\/06\/66959201-12418195-Top_Gear_host_Jeremy_Clarkson_revealed_this_month_that_he_was_ta-a-4_1696311773521.jpg\" height=\"516\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/03\/06\/66959187-12418195-When_asked_in_October_whether_following_a_healthier_diet_or_hitt-a-7_1696311776109.jpg\" height=\"516\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Jeremy Clarkson (left) revealed this month that he was taking Ozempic in a bid to lose weight.\u00a0When asked in October whether following a healthier diet or hitting the gym was behind his 30lb (13.6kg) weight loss, Elon Musk (right) credited &#8216;fasting&#8217; and &#8216;Wegovy&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Novo Nordisk&#8217;s financial report for the first half of 2023 shows it made a net profit of 39.2 billion Danish kroner ($5.72 billion) up from 27.5 billion kroner ($4 billion) the previous year.<\/p>\n<p>The company said the trend was &#8216;mainly driven by&#8217; a 49 percent boost in sales for GLP-1 diabetes drugs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In total, sales for these drugs came to 99 billion kroner ($14.4 billion).<\/p>\n<p>Lars Fruergaard J\u00f8rgensen, president and chief executive of Novo Nordisk, said: &#8216;We are very pleased with the sales growth in the first half of 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The growth is driven by increasing demand for our GLP-1-based diabetes and obesity treatments, and we are serving more patients than ever before.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>He added that obesity is a &#8216;<span>serious chronic disease&#8217; and weight-related conditions &#8216;can be significantly reduced by treating people with semaglutide&#8217;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12587269\/ozempic-airlines-save-money-passengers-weigh-less.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ozempic could help AIRLINES profits&#8217; rocket as passengers who use it slim down &#8211; 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