#flight-cancellations

#flight-cancellations

"UK airlines buy jet fuel in advance, and airports maintain stocks to support their resilience. If your flight is cancelled, you have clear legal rights, including the right to a full refund or re-routing."

Jet fuel prices have risen. They are up as much as 82% since the start of the war in Iran. There is a rumor that creditors and the US government did not bail out Spirit Airlines because the cost of fuel made it financially impossible to revive the carrier.

If you had a ticket booked on Spirit and your flight was canceled, for the next two weeks you can visit united.com/specialfares to find price-capped, one-way tickets from most cities where Spirit flew, including Atlanta, Chicago, Fort Lauderdale, Houston, Las Vegas, Miami, Newark, New Orleans and Orlando.

Salt Lake City to Toronto will see a suspension effective June 30, 2026, with plans to resume in 2027, while New York JFK routes to Toronto and Montreal will be suspended effective June 1, 2026, resuming October 25, 2026.

Turkish Airlines has cancelled the majority of its Middle East flights until the end of March, as the conflict between the US and Iran continues to wreak havoc on international travel.

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has announced the cancellation of 1,000 flights in April alone and many other major European airlines have announced cancellations or route cutbacks.

The head of the union, Andreas Pinheiro, said he expects around 300 flight cancellations per day, compared with what Lufthansa said were 800 flight cancellations during the previous walkout on February 12.

Due to the security situation at the destination, the airline has decided to cancel its flights scheduled for February 28 to/from Tel Aviv and to/from Beirut. Air France will communicate later on its flight schedule to these destinations for the coming days.