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Your next flight could be more expensive as jet fuel costs soar

Airlines are facing higher costs, and one airport group in Europe has warned of the risk of a "systemic jet fuel shortage" if traffic through the Strait of Hormuz doesn't normalize by the end of this month.

Your next flight could be more expensive as jet fuel costs soar
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Airlines are facing higher costs, and one airport group in Europe has warned of the risk of a "systemic jet fuel shortage" if traffic through the Strait of Hormuz doesn't normalize by the end of this month.

(Image credit: Justin Sullivan)

Originally published at NPR Business

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