IATA: Jet fuel to add about $100 billion to airline costs; LOT suspends some routes
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Source: Rzeczpospolita — Turystyka
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Rzeczpospolita (citing PAP) reports on IATA's position: the fuel bill for the whole industry could be about $100 billion higher in 2026 than in 2025. According to IATA, industry profits are expected to fall by half, to $23 billion.
- LOT is suspending Warsaw–Bologna flights and Kraków–Madrid, Rome and Barcelona flights until the end of October, and selected connections are to be less frequent. The carrier plans to restore flights from April, with the summer schedule.
- easyJet, according to the Financial Times, is cutting its winter offer by about 1.4 million seats, and Wizz Air, according to media reports, by 5% of seats through March 2027.
Aviation journalist Dominik Sipiński assesses that winter and early spring 2027 could be very difficult for many airlines.
Source: Rzeczpospolita — Turystyka. This post was prepared automatically on the basis of the source; it does not constitute legal advice.