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United Airlines CEO issues stark warning about ticket prices
Yahoo Finance· 2026-03-06 17:54
As the war set off by the U.S.-Israeli strike that killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei continues to escalate, the price of jet fuel immediately felt the impact as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz threatens global supply. In multiple parts of the word, the price of oil per barrel is up by as much as 80%. "Domestic capacity growth is now accelerating through this year, and the Iran conflict will add disruptive pressures and material fuel cost inflation," Rothschild Redburn Director James G ...