Jet-fuel surge trims airline routes as carriers suspend flights
Airlines are trimming capacity and suspending routes in response to a surge in jet-fuel costs, with carriers like Air Canada, Delta, Edelweiss, and Norse Atlantic canceling or reducing U.S. and international flights. Jet fuel prices have jumped about 73% since February, leading to schedule thinning and outright suspensions (example cuts include Air Canada YYZ-JFK and YUL-JFK, Delta DTW-KEF and JFK-IAH/MEM/STL, Edelweiss ZRH-DEN/SEA, Norse LAX-LGW/CDG/FCO, among others). Airlines say these adjustments are to manage profitability amid higher fuel costs and geopolitical pressures, with the list of suspended routes subject to change.