Airlines did no public gloating Tuesday. But American, Delta, Southwest, United and USAir all saw their stocks climb. "The larger carriers are probably jubilant about it,'' says Nick Bredimus, a travel industry consultant in Dallas. "ValuJet has been a thorn in their side.'' Stock analysts chalked it up to ValuJet's woes, but some carriers say it will take time to gauge how many customers they pick up from ValuJet.

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