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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Jessica Coates and Neil Lancefield

Air boss warns airlines cannot continue ‘absorbing cost’ of jet fuel shortages

Airlines are not able to continue “absorbing the cost” of disruption stemming from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, according to the head of the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

Willie Walsh, IATA's director general, told the BBC that while there is no immediate cause for alarm over potential jet fuel shortages, an inevitable consequence of rising fuel prices will be an increase in air ticket costs.

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