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Europe's imports. The bulk of it comes through the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has effectively closed in response to US and Israeli attacks. The increase in jet fuel prices
price increases as jet fuel is one of their most significant 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
price increases and reductions in flight frequency. The International Energy Agency (IEA) also [warned](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/16/europe-supply-jet-fuel-iran-war-flight-cancellations-iea) recently that Europe has only six weeks of jet fuel
increase baggage fees, raise fares](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/16/nx-s1-5785258/jet-fuel-airline-cost-iran-war-oil) Jet fuel prices [have roughly doubled](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/16/nx-s1-5785258/jet-fuel-airline-cost-iran-war-oil) since the start of the U.S. and Israeli-led war, and airlines in Europe
prices across the economy will increase. - ➡️ **Airlines are facing rising costs**, and Airports Council International Europe, a group representing airport operators, has warned of a [potential "systemic jet fuel
increase in petrol prices has put pressure on the US president, Donald Trump. However, there have not yet been outright shortages of jet fuel as shipments that set off before the war continued to arrive
price of medicines increased? Since the early days of the war, Iran has blocked the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20 percent of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies are shipped
price increase even sharper than the spikes seen in gasoline and diesel. In response, airlines around the world are [cutting routes](https://www.aviacionline.com/english/commercial-aviation/europe/norse-atlantic-reports-record-trask-but-cuts-california-flights_a69df8301f677f0d145b49100), raising [fares](https://www.wsj.com/business/airlines/airline-flight-cost-jet-fuel-impact-6ade2e32), adding [fuel surcharges](https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/news/2026/westjet-group-update-on-fuel-pricing-and-response)
increase in overall transport prices in the year to March, [the fastest annual rate since December 2022](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/22/uk-inflation-rises-soaring-fuel-prices-iran-war). On Tuesday, [airlines lobbied the UK government](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/21/airlines-uk-relax-rules-fuel-shortage) to relax environmental and noise
Europe’s biggest airline, fell 3.3%. Rolls-Royce, which manufacturers engines for aircraft, also fell by about 3%. The energy companies BP and Shell were among the biggest risers on the FTSE 100 on Monday
increases reversed some of the big falls seen on Friday when Iran had said the Strait of Hormuz would be "completely open" to commercial vessels for the remainder of the ceasefire. But on Saturday, Iran