TagAviation Fuel(42)
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2026-04-23Alaska Airlines trims service on some Seattle routes as fuel prices climb
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% -
2026-04-17Jet fuel supplies are lagging. What does that mean for airlines and travelers?
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. -
2026-04-11United Airlines raises bag fees amid rising fuel costs and introduces tiered premium fares
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 -
2026-04-11Think airfares are high? Brace yourself for bag fees and fuel surcharges
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 -
2026-04-09
Alaska Airlines checked bag fees are going up on North American flights
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 -
2026-04-07
Delta joins the growing list of US airlines raising checked bag fees as jet fuel costs soar
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 -
2026-03-27
How Seattle flight prices from Sea-Tac Airport may be impacted by war
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. -
2026-02-09Senate Ways & Means Committee Exec Session – SB 5898
Would bring WA State Aviation Fuel Tax into FAA compliance. This may open amendments to funding for noise mitigation. Maybe. It will take money from various pollution control funds (not airport). Watch meeting here: https://tvw.org/video/senate-ways-means-2026021217/?eventID=2026021217 https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5898&Year=2025&Initiative=False -
2026-01-28SB5898 Multiple Agency Fiscal Note Summary – Aircraft fuel tax proceeds
Multiple agency fiscal note for Senate Bill 5898 regarding aircraft fuel tax proceeds, showing estimated cash receipts, operating expenditures, and capital budget impacts across multiple state agencies including Department of Revenue and Department of Ecology. The bill redirects aircraft fuel tax revenue from various environmental accounts to the Aeronautics Account. -
2026-01-26
SB6240 Senate Ways and Means Committee Hearing
Aviation Fuel Taxes and Revenue Diversion 101 Aviation Fuel Tax Comparison Transcript Committee Chair Senator June Robinson: Good afternoon. Calling the Ways and Means Committee to order for January 26, 2026. Today on our agenda, we have a work session about aircraft fuel taxes and then we will move from there into public hearing. We