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US airline fuel shock: Rising costs hit carriers and travellers | This is America

Name: US airline fuel shock: Rising costs hit carriers and travellers | This is America
Uploaded: 2026-05-05T20:59:35Z
Duration: 27 min 15 s
Description: The collapse of Spirit Airlines underscores mounting pressure on the US aviation sector. A surge in jet fuel prices—driven by the war on Iran and disruption in the Strait of Hormuz—has pushed operating costs sharply higher. Spirit, long struggling with debt, becomes the first major casualty, leaving thousands jobless and...

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