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Air fare rises ‘inevitable’ as airlines face extra $100bn jet fuel bill this year

The Guardian UK Sunday 07 June 2026, 17:12 UTC By Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent 1 min read
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Iata summit in Brazil hears top executives say although jet fuel shortages are unlikely, industry-wide profits will halveBA boss: ‘Costly aviation taxes and rail tickets stunting UK tourism growth’Airlines will have to spend an extra $100bn on jet fuel this year, with fares “inevitably” rising to cover the bill after the war with Iran choked off oil supplies. With jet fuel prices expected to be 70% higher across 2026, airlines body Iata said that collective industry profits worldwide would...

Iata summit in Brazil hears top executives say although jet fuel shortages are unlikely, industry-wide profits will halve

Airlines will have to spend an extra $100bn on jet fuel this year, with fares “inevitably” rising to cover the bill after the war with Iran choked off oil supplies.

With jet fuel prices expected to be 70% higher across 2026, airlines body Iata said that collective industry profits worldwide would halve to $23bn. Some carriers would struggle to survive the fuel price shock caused by the closure of the strait of Hormuz in March, it said.

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