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impact on their profitability. In Europe and Asia, it is common for airlines to use hedging strategies to limit their exposure to rising prices, buying fuel
fuel prices The budget airline [easyJet](https://www.theguardian.com/business/easyjet) has warned the impact of the Iran
impacted because of the rising fuel and fertiliser prices, it said. No relief has been offered to airlines
impacted by record high jet fuel prices, and that includes providing additional flexibility.” They added: “Additional flexibility, should it be needed, would enable airlines
fuel prices. In April, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said the Chicago-based airline would need to raise prices by up to 20 percent amid the surging costs. Last week, American Airlines announced it would
prices for air travellers in Europe are "inevitable" because of the high cost of jet fuel, according to the head of the International Air Transport Association. Although some airlines have cut their European fares recently
impact will be “higher petrol prices, higher gas prices, high electricity prices”, Birol told AP, with some parts of the world “hit worse than the others”. Some airlines have cancelled flights that would be loss
airline resilience is being tested and stabilising the supply and price of fuel is crucial.” Gary Bowerman, the director of travel-focused marketing company Check-in Asia, said the global aviation industry can expect
fuel price which he said “bumps up and down depending on what [Donald] Trump has for breakfast”. A current industry subplot is who might yet have easyJet for breakfast, its tumbling share price [attracting
impact of the war in Iran ripples across the aviation industry. [. But its problems ran deeper than that. The No. 9 U.S. airline (based [on seats](https://www.oag.com/blog/biggest-airlines-in-the-us)) faced increased competition from its larger rivals, which adopted
fuel prices, upending Spirit’s cost projections and complicating its bankruptcy exit. A Spirit board meeting had ended without an agreement to rescue the company, a person close to the discussions told the Reuters news
price of jet-fuel had doubled since the start of the war, it was cutting 20,000 flights through October in an attempt to save fuel. United Airlines has also been impacted
prices for air travellers in Europe were "inevitable" because of the high cost of jet fuel. On 2 May, the UK government said airlines facing fuel shortages in the summer would be able to cancel
prices double, leading airlines to increase baggage fees, raise fares](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/16/nx-s1-5785258/jet-fuel-airline-cost-iran-war-oil) "A lot of the fuel is used in the takeoff and landing processes," Grant says. And every landing, he notes, adds wear
impact of the higher fuel price will inevitably lead to lower profit this year than we originally anticipated.” Global oil prices have reached [peaks of $126 a barrel](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/30/oil-price-news-highest-since-2022-us-iran-ceasefire-strait-of-hormuz) as the conflict continues
airlines raising checked bag fees or adding fuel surcharges. Last week, the head of the International Energy Agency, Fatih Birol, told AP that Europe has “maybe six weeks or so [of] jet fuel left”, warning
impact on fuel prices. All types of fuel, from gasoline to diesel and jet fuel, spiked as the strait of Hormuz was closed. Gasoline and diesel prices remain near their highs. Jet-fuel prices
impact on international travel and [jet fuel shortages](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/19/britons-holiday-uk-summer-flights-iran-war). IAG, the owner of British Airways, dropped 3.4%, while Wizz Air dropped 4.9%. Ryanair, Europe’s biggest airline, fell 3.3%. Rolls-Royce, which manufacturers
impact will eventually ease. - Trump said he wants to suspend the federal gas tax to ease pressure from rising fuel prices. ## In Israel - Israel’s civil aviation chief, Shmuel Zakay, warned that heavy US military