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Today, in collaboration with INERATEC, MB Energy, and Hamburg Airport, KLM Cityhopper operated a passenger flight between Amsterdam and Hamburg using a 5% blend of synthetic kerosene (e-SAF). This is the first passenger flight to Germany using this fuel. With this, KLM once again demonstrates that flying on e-SAF is technically possible, despite the current challenges

Alaska Air Group executives said on a call with analysts Tuesday that the airline has cut some high-frequency service in the face of rising jet fuel prices. Anthony Bolante | PSBJ By Nick Pasion – Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Apr 22, 2026 Story Highlights What’s This? Alaska Air Group cut capacity by around 1%

A looming jet fuel shortage in Europe and Asia could compound the Iran war’s impact on world travel within weeks if a fragile agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz collapses, making higher airfares and flight cancellations even more likely as the summer travel season approaches.

By RIO YAMAT The Associated Press Most travelers flying with United Airlines will pay $10 more to check their luggage beginning on Friday, as higher jet fuel costs driven by the war in the Middle East push another major U.S. carrier to increase fees. The first piece of checked luggage will now cost customers $45

By Christine Chung The New York Times More airlines are tacking extra fees and surcharges onto already rising ticket prices, hoping to recoup costs as the war in Iran causes fuel costs to surge. Delta Air Lines announced Tuesday it would start charging $10 more to check a bag on U.S. domestic flights, following similar

Travelers get their bags tagged by an Alaska Airlines employee at Seatte-Tacoma International Airport. The airline announced Thursday that it will raise checked baggage fees on North American flights. (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times, 2023) By Angela Lim Seattle Times features reporter Alaska Airlines announced Thursday that it will raise checked baggage fees

By RIO YAMAT, AP Airlines and Travel Writer Delta Air Lines announced Tuesday that it is raising checked baggage fees, part of a broader wave of U.S. carriers responding to higher jet fuel prices tied to the war in the Middle East. Beginning Wednesday, most domestic and short-haul international passengers will pay $45 to check

By Angela Lim Seattle Times features reporter The cost of jet fuel in the United States has ballooned due to the U.S.-Israel war with Iran and a resultant oil crisis. And though airfare prices have not skyrocketed yet for Seattle travelers, experts say airlines will soon be forced to raise prices to offset fuel costs.