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Iran that started on 8 April has largely held, but efforts to strike a long-term peace agreement between the two sides have not been successful. Control of the strait has been a major sticking
Iran war. International Airlines Group (IAG), which also owns Aer Lingus, Iberia and Vueling, said it has hedged 70% of its expected fuel use for this year with costs expected to be about
conflict, affecting some lower profitability routes and flights which now are no longer economically feasible,” Air Canada [said](https://www.aircanada.com/media/cost-of-fuel-and-the-impact-to-air-canadas-schedule/) in a statement on Friday. “Schedule adjustments including some frequency reductions are being made
conflict between the US, Israel and Iran flickers on, but for now, airlines continue to defy dire warnings of impending shortages which had stoked fears of a [summer of chaos](https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2026/apr/18/europe-summer-holiday-flight-cross-channel-travel-cancelled-flights-airport-eu-ees) for European
Iran has caused severe disruption for airlines, featuring widespread cancellations, airspace closures and a looming [jet fuel crisis](/news/2026/4/16/jet-fuel-shortage-why-iran-war-could-ground-flights-in-europe). “35 percent of pharmaceuticals move by air, and about 90 percent of critical or life-saving
Iran and the effective closure of the strait of Hormuz have doubled the price of jet fuel, prompting some carriers to cancel flights. The Airports Council of [Europe](https://www.theguardian.com/world/europe-news) said regional airports were
Iran effectively closed the [key Strait of Hormuz waterway](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78n6p09pzno) in retaliation for US and Israeli strikes on the country. In recent weeks, companies around the world have warned that supply disruptions
Iran war has cost the travel company Tui €40m (£34.7m) so far, including repatriating almost 12,000 holidaymakers and staff, and forced it to cut its profit forecast for this year. Europe’s biggest
Iran for more than six weeks in response to US and Israeli attacks, sending the price rocketing and prompting fears of shortages. IEA executive director Fatih Birol told AP there could soon be flight cancellations
jet programme in July 2019. The measures came after Ankara [purchased Russia’s S-400 missile](/news/2022/8/26/turkey-says-concerns-over-us-sanctions-warning-meaningless) defence system, which was seen as a potential threat to NATO security. The European Union also [prepared](/news/2020/12/11/europes-stance-on-turkey-toughens-with-sanctions-weapons-talk
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
conflict began in late February, an estimated 20,000 sailors have been trapped in the Gulf, unable to pass through the strait of Hormuz into the open ocean. Concerns about their physical and mental health