"If you cannot reach your target airport with the fuel that you've got, then you have to do refuelling stops - we are not there yet, but we are preparing for this. Fuel prices have surged since the US-Israeli strikes on Iran upended traffic through the key Strait of Hormuz, leading to the worst crisis for airlines since Covid."
"Whilst the routes to North America are most profitable for airlines and therefore least likely to be cancelled, the uncertainty for fans planning to attend the World Cup in the US, Mexico or Canada, particularly for a short trip, might put at least some of them off from travelling."
"With Goldman Sachs describing jet fuel supplies as having fallen to 'critically low levels', there are fears fans travelling to the World Cup could be hit by price hikes and travel uncertainty. Lufthansa has already cut 20,000 short-haul flights from its summer timetable and is grounding older aircraft."
Lufthansa's CEO warns that airports are running critically low on jet fuel due to US-Israeli strikes disrupting traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. One Lufthansa aircraft recently couldn't refuel in Cape Town and had to fly 900 miles to Namibia. The airline is preparing contingency plans including scheduled refueling stops for African and Asian routes. Fuel prices have surged to critically low levels according to Goldman Sachs, creating the worst airline crisis since Covid. Lufthansa has already cut 20,000 short-haul flights and grounded older aircraft. These shortages threaten World Cup fans with higher ticket prices and travel uncertainty, compounding concerns about the tournament being the most expensive in history.
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