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travel season approaches. On Thursday, the head of the International Energy Agency, Fatih Birol, told AP news agency that Europe has “maybe six weeks or so [of] jet fuel left”, warning of possible flight cancellations
disruptions.” As the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz approaches the 10-week mark amid an uneasy truce between the United States and Iran, global air travel is emerging as a major casualty
2026. As fuel prices continue to rise amid the 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
Europe with varying degrees of success, have so far had less effect in Ireland. In Germany, for example, so-called extreme right-wing political parties, including Alternative for Germany, have aligned themselves with agrarian groups