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Ryanair and easyJet cancel thousands of winter flights over jet fuel costs
Ryanair and easyJet have cut thousands of winter flights, removing over a million seats, after European jet fuel prices doubled to $196 a barrel this year.
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Airlines: 3 The Indus Compass stories. Latest: Ryanair and easyJet cancel thousands of winter flights over jet fuel costs. Key developments, background and…
3 stories on airlines since 28 September 2026; the latest was published on 16 October 2026.
Key developments
- Ryanair and easyJet cancel thousands of winter flights over jet fuel costsRyanair and easyJet have cut thousands of winter flights, removing over a million seats, after European jet fuel prices doubled to $196 a barrel this year.
- US tells airlines to take care flying to or over Saudi ArabiaThe FAA told US airlines to take care in Saudi airspace until December 10 after Houthi strikes on Riyadh airport killed 14, including a Pakistani resident.
- Airfares likely to stay high even if jet fuel prices fall, airlines warnJet fuel prices have nearly doubled since the Iran war began, and airlines say fares may not come down soon because they sell seats months in advance.
Middle East
US tells airlines to take care flying to or over Saudi Arabia
The FAA told US airlines to take care in Saudi airspace until December 10 after Houthi strikes on Riyadh airport killed 14, including a Pakistani resident.
Energy
Airfares likely to stay high even if jet fuel prices fall, airlines warn
Jet fuel prices have nearly doubled since the Iran war began, and airlines say fares may not come down soon because they sell seats months in advance.