The world's biggest airlines are canceling flights as they face jet fuel shortages and rising prices

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United and other airlines are cutting flights over high jet fuel costs and shortages.

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Airline stocks are dropping as Trump's Hormuz blockade intensifies fears of a jet fuel shortage

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A Wizz Air Malta Airbus A321neo, registration 9H-WBF, stands on the apron while arriving passengers disembark and walk across the apron toward Terminal C at Katowice Airport in Pyrzowice, on February 21, 2026.
A Wizz Air Airbus A321neo.

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This chart shows why your next plane ticket will likely be way more expensive

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United Airlines plane at the gate during sunrise at San Francisco International Airport, California, October 19, 2024.
United Airlines hiked its bag fees by $10.

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United Airlines is the second US airline to hike bag fees as fuel prices climb

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Travelers wait in line at the United Airlines bag drop at O'Hare International Airport ahead of the Labor Day holiday weekend in Chicago, Illinois, US, on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023.
United Airlines' bag drop kiosk at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport.

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The CEO of Ryanair, Europe's biggest airline, warned that a quarter of its fuel supply is under threat

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Irish businessman, CEO of Ryanair Michael O'Leary talks to media at NH Hotel Berlaymont on August 27, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium.
Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary.

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Charts show how the Iran war has pushed ticket prices sharply higher on 3 major US airline routes

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The departure gate of Terminal 1 at JFK International Airport is seen in New York on August 15, 2025.
Delta Air Lines' service from New York's JFK Airport (pictured) to London Heathrow is up from $285 to $553 over a month.

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