Jet fuel prices have doubled because of the Iran war : NPR

Your next flight doesn’t have to be so expensive. Here’s why Jet fuel prices have roughly doubled since the start of the war in Iran, a price increase even sharper than the spikes seen in gasoline and diesel. In response, airlines around the world are cutting routes, raising fares, adding fuel surcharges and boosting baggage fees. Loading… In Asia, some countries have been rationing fuel and restricting exports to cope with the profound shock to fuel supplies and to jet fuel in particular. “This is an Asian crisis,” says George Shaw, an analyst at the trade analytics firm Kpler. “They’re…