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A trip to Europe? In this economy? Expensive flights keep vacations closer to home

Europe? In this economy? Expensive flights keep vacations closer to home ![Standing inside an airport

Lufthansa cuts 20,000 summer flights as fuel prices surge

expenses to customers. Analysts have warned that travellers should expect further ticket price rises and more cancelled flights as the conflict continues. The Gulf is a major source of aviation fuel, accounting for about

The threat to summer holidays looming from jet fuel shortages

expensive. A flight from London to Melbourne in June now costs 76% more than it did last year, for example, according to research from the consultancy Teneo. The US carrier United Airlines has been particularly

Lufthansa cuts 20,000 flights as Iran war causes jet fuel shortage

expenses, and they rely heavily on imports from the Middle East. [Around 75 per cent](/news/2026/4/16/jet-fuel-shortage-why-iran-war-could-ground-flights-in-europe#:~:text=Europe's%20aviation%20faces%20fuel%20shortages,the%20summer%20travel%20season%20approaches.) of Europe’s jet fuel imports come

'I wish I had done it sooner': Behind the surge in breast reductions

expensive because of the size of her breasts - which were a K cup - and because her surgeon is considered "the Michelangelo of boobs". Alex had been active on a Facebook group with thousands of women

Short flights are popular. Will they last?

Europe slash thousands of flights as Iran war cuts jet fuel supplies](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/23/nx-s1-5797307/europe-airlines-jet-fuel-costs) Nearly 4 million short flights are scheduled for this year. But as of mid-April, the number of flights spanning

EU proposes end to ‘five tabs, three apps and a prayer’ for cross-border train bookings

flights were cheaper than trains [on 54% of 109 cross-border routes](https://www.greenpeace.org/eu-unit/issues/climate-energy/47717/low-cost-flights-up-to-26-times-cheaper-than-trains/). Rail travel also tended to be more expensive when multiple operators and tickets were involved, the NGO said. France

European absence can make Chelsea a threat - Rooney

Europe will help them become "a real threat" in the Premier League next season, says former** [**Manchester United**](/sport/football/teams/manchester-united) **and England striker Wayne Rooney.** A [2-1 defeat at Sunderland](/sport/football/live/c4g86g4xx6vt) on Sunday brought down

Your next flight could be more expensive as jet fuel costs soar

flight doesn't have to be so expensive. Here's why**](https://www.npr.org/2026/03/25/nx-s1-5759714/your-next-flight-doesnt-have-to-be-so-expensive-heres-why) Jet fuel prices have roughly doubled since the start of the war in Iran, a price increase even sharper than

Almost half of EU’s busiest flight routes are ‘hard or impossible’ to book on trains – report

flight paths such as Lisbon-Madrid or Barcelona-Milan could not be booked from any rail operator’s website, the report found, while connections such as Paris-Rome and Amsterdam-Milan could only be booked

First Thing: Vance to lead US delegation in Pakistan if Iran agrees to talks

expense of workers’ rights and pay](https://www.theguardian.co.uk/us-news/2026/apr/21/healthcare-nurses-gig-work-ai-apps). ## **Stat of the day: Almost half of EU’s busiest flight routes are ‘hard or impossible’ to book on trains** ![A Frecciarossa train in Milan

Spurs lifeline or good step for West Ham - who's favourite for drop?

flight looks set to go down to the wire. "[Leeds](/sport/football/teams/leeds-united) are safe on 39 points, I think that's enough," former [West Ham](/sport/football/teams/west-ham-united) striker Dean Ashton told Sky Sports. "It is such

Do you have to be a millionaire to become an F1 driver?

Flights and hotels are more expensive. And the cost of labour has gone up, because the junior categories are competing for personnel with the likes of Formula E and the World Endurance Championship

The rise of the fruit that tastes like custard

Europe. "For exports we prefer the NMK-01 variety because it has better shelf life, thicker skin, more pulp, and a sweeter taste compared to others," he says. Nevertheless, exporting such a delicate fruit requires

Here's how much the the Iran war cost -- and how its effects will linger

expensive to buy a home. Home sales have been in a slump for the last several years, but forecasters had been hoping for a modest rebound when mortgage rates briefly dipped below 6% earlier this

Heathrow in talks with airlines to end row that could delay third runway

Europe’s most expensive airport, and in March the UK aviation regulator [rejected its plans to significantly raise its landing fees](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/31/uk-aviation-regulator-caa-rejects-heathrow-plans-raise-landing-fees) to fund a multibillion-pound upgrade. “All airlines and their stakeholders

The Iran war sent jet fuel prices sky-high. Here's what air travelers should know

expenses. "Consumers are very price sensitive. So airlines can't just pass that entire …increase in fuel costs through increased ticket prices," he tells NPR. "Instead, they've started looking for other ways that they

First Thing: Trump announces extension of Iran ceasefire until ‘discussion concluded’

flight in Kabul. Photograph: AP The Trump [administration is in talks to potentially send](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/21/afghan-refugees-us-congo) up to 1,100 Afghans who assisted US forces during the Afghanistan war to the Democratic Republic

What's happening to UK petrol and diesel prices?

expensive. The price of petrol reached 158.5p a litre on 19 May, the highest since the war began. Diesel was 185.9p a litre. The previous high was seen in mid-April, after which

Will the FIFA World Cup be the economic bonanza US cities were promised?

flight bookings, according to the Sojern data. Travellers from foreign countries trail far behind, with Canada making up just over 6 percent of bookings and the United Kingdom accounting for 4.8 percent. “It’s entirely