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Iran war hits bookings and fuel prices The budget airline [easyJet](https://www.theguardian.com/business/easyjet) has warned the impact
impact of the war in Iran ripples across the aviation industry. [![A worker fuels a Delta Airlines plane at Salt Lake City International Airport on April 09, 2026. As fuel prices
airlines tend to have about six weeks of fuel supplies in normal times, according to people in the industry. However, the Iran war has dragged on long enough that any extra reserves in the system
Iran." --- ### **High jet fuel prices squeeze airlines** Meanwhile, the war and strait blockade are continuing to rattle global markets and push up costs, with the airline industry particularly hard hit. On Tuesday, German airline [Lufthansa
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 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
impacted if Spirit Airlines is liquidated  Spirit Airlines planes parked at the closed George Bush Intercontinental
war in Iran, airlines around the world are canceling flights and scaling back routes due to surging jet fuel prices.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2856x2856+677+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9b%2F66%2F20a4d7a94b11b7aab921d6132a81%2Fgettyimages-2270636076.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/16/nx-s1-5785258/jet-fuel-airline-cost-iran-war-oil) ### [Middle East conflict](https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis) ### [Jet fuel prices double, leading airlines
war on 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
airlines traversing the Middle East are slowly returning to normal traffic after being forced to cancel and reroute hundreds of flights. But a new and potentially more damaging threat has emerged – a critical shortage
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
war in the Middle East. A list of policy requests submitted to ministers and the aviation regulator includes suspending the emissions trading scheme and relaxing limits on night flights, it has emerged. Airlines are also