BUZZ - Oil prices fall to 11-day low, benefiting airlines and cruise operators

September 21 - ** As crude oil prices fall to an 11-day low, shares of major U.S. airlines and cruise operators rise in pre-market trading

** American Airlines AAL.O, United Airlines UAL.O, and Delta Air Lines DAL.N all rose more than 2%, Southwest Airlines LUV.N gained 1.7%

** Carnival Corporation CCL.N climbed 2%, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings NCLH.N rose 1.7%, and Royal Caribbean Cruises RCL.N gained 1.5%

** Oil prices fell back as investors hoped this week's United Nations meeting would bring diplomatic progress towards resolving the U.S.-Iran conflict, and paid attention to a partial recovery in Saudi crude oil exports O/R

** Fuel is one of the largest operating costs for airlines and cruise operators

** The S&P Composite 1500 Passenger Airlines Index .SPCOMAIR is up 2.2% so far this year

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