These airlines are suspending flights due to rising fuel costs
Air Canada, WestJet and other carriers are adding surcharges and cutting flights as fuel costs more than double, experts say.
- On Tuesday, April 21, Lufthansa Group announced it will cancel 20,000 flights over six months and ground 27 CityLine planes to save 40,000 metric tonnes of jet fuel.
- Jet fuel costs increased from approximately $85 to $90 per barrel to $150 to $200 per barrel in recent weeks, placing significant pressure on airline operating expenses where fuel constitutes up to a quarter of costs.
- Delta Air Lines and American Airlines increased checked baggage fees by up to $50 to offset rising costs, while Alaska Air raised fees for the first checked bag by $5 and by $10 for the second.
- Other carriers are also scaling back, with KLM canceling 160 flights in Europe and SAS cutting 1,000 trips in April, while the Airline Operators of Nigeria warned of service halts if fuel prices remain high.
- Air Canada plans to trim four daily flights to New York from June 1 through October 25, 2026, as capacity reductions persist while carriers navigate sustained fuel-cost pressures.
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These airlines are suspending flights due to rising fuel costs
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Airlines in Canada and around the world are beginning to cancel flights as a worsening jet fuel shortage—linked to disruptions in the Middle East—pushes the aviation industry toward what experts are calling an unprecedented crisis. While fewer than one per cent of flights in Canada have been cancelled so far, industry experts warn this is only the beginning. Airlines are reassessing summer schedules as fuel prices continue to surge, with jet fu…
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