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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. [, which sent the [price of jet fuel soaring](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/16/nx-s1-5785258/jet-fuel-airline-cost-iran-war-oil). 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
prices. Routes impacted include several transcontinental services, including Charlotte to Sacramento and Los Angeles to Pittsburgh. The US-Israeli strikes on Iran in late February and Iran’s subsequent retaliation have also forced major global
war on Iran dealt the airline its death blow, Spirit [said in a statement](https://www.spiritrestructuring.com/resources/Spirit-Airlines-Begins-Orderly-Wind-Down-of-Operations.pdf). “Unfortunately, despite the company’s best efforts, the recent material increase in oil prices and other pressures
war on Iran deliver the final blow? Here’s what we know: ## What has Spirit Airlines said? On Saturday, Spirit Aviation Holdings, the airline’s parent company, said the company had started to wind down
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 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
prices also rose. However, the economic fallout in Bangladesh from the Iran war is not limited to its energy supplies. ### Garment industry The ready‑made garment industry, which accounts for more than 80 percent
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
price of jet fuel increased from about $99 per barrel at the end of February to as high as $209 a barrel at the beginning of April, the Associated Press news agency reported. For travellers
war on Iran triggered a spike in jet 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
prices have climbed due to the war on Iran, which started on February 28. A barrel of Brent crude, the international benchmark, was worth $72.87 on February 27. As of Monday, a barrel of Brent
war in Iran, which is now entering its eighth week, has killed thousands and rocked the global energy market. Normally about one-fifth of the world’s oil and gas passes through the strait
impacted because of the rising fuel and fertiliser prices, it said. No relief has been offered to airlines and airports regarding jet fuel, but potential future intervention has not been ruled out. Individual member states
impact of disruption caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran could still be felt into next year, he said. Iran’s effective closure of the strait, a key shipping route, has sent the cost
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
price [attracting a takeover bid](https://www.theguardian.com/business/nils-pratley-on-finance/2026/jun/01/easyjet-takeover-target-castlelake-nils-pratley-may-not-be-a-flyer) from the US private equity firm Castlelake, potentially alongside another European airline. EasyJet is not part of the Iata world, predominantly the legacy airlines, national carriers
airline said.](https://www.spiritrestructuring.com/) “We are proud of the impact of our ultra-low-cost model on the industry over the last 34 years and had hoped to serve our guests for many years
impact on fares has been a lot more muted so far. In fact, according to Wizz Air's chief executive József Váradi, prices have been going down as airlines have sought to persuade potentially reluctant