This comes as United States (US) and Israeli airstrikes continue in Iran. Tehran has fired salvos of missiles and drones at US and Israeli bases in the region. Passenger flights have largely been cancelled. Aviation Expert Linden Burns says the price of jet fuel is rising
“We saw yesterday, oil, the Brent crew price went up by 10%. It’s up another 6.37% today, so far, at $84.11 per barrel from 62, 33, just two weeks ago. And the oil prices going to impact on air travel worldwide, not just in the Middle East, and that’s because a fifth of oil shipments, including oil products and derivatives, like jet fuel, are transported through the Straits of Humus, which are effectively closed at the moment, has been choked,” he said.
–Reuters–
