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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

EasyJet bookings fall because of Iran war as boss warns of air fare rises

Tourists visit the Giza Plateau in Egypt.
Tourists visit the Giza Plateau in Egypt. The biggest drop in bookings for easyJet are flights to Egypt, Turkey and Cyprus. Photograph: Mohamed Hossam/EPA

The boss of easyJet has said the war in the Middle East has started to hit flight bookings, while the soaring price of oil would probably mean a rise in air fares by the end of the summer.

The chief executive, Kenton Jarvis, said that while the airline had hedged much of its fuel into next year, avoiding soaring kerosene prices, it was “unavoidable” that some of the costs would be passed on in fares.

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