Airlines hike fares, cut millions of seats as Iran war drives up fuel costs
Surging jet fuel prices are prompting carriers to slash their flight schedules, casting a cloud over summer travel rush.
- Airlines cancel 13,000 May flights including 111 from Heathrow in jet fuel crisis Irish Mirror —
- US says airline jet fuel costs jumped 56% in March, amid US-Israel war with Iran The Straits Times —
- The airline industry is warning the Trump administration about the economic impact of high jet-fuel prices, saying the Iran war needs to end soon Wall Street Journal —
- Jet fuel crisis worse than Covid for airlines, says AirAsia chief Financial Times —
- 111 Heathrow flights cancelled in May as airlines cut 13,000 services amid jet fuel crisis Yorkshire Live —