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07.05.26 - 16:01
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Airline trade group CEO: ′There will be a price increase on your ticket′ (The Hill)
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Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Sununu (R), the CEO of Airlines for America, said Wednesday that airline ticket prices will increase as jet fuel costs rise. Sununu told host Blake Burman on NewsNation's “The Hill” that the cost of jet fuel has doubled since the U.S. and Israel launched the war with Iran. In response......
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07.05.26 - 13:30
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Airlines still have to pay compensation if flights cancelled due to fuel crisis, EU says (The Guardian)
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Ryanair says that unlike others it will not be cancelling summer flights, as it hedged fuel contracts before Iran warBusiness live – latest updatesAirlines that cancel flights because of fuel shortages this summer will still have to compensate passengers under European law, the EU transport commissioner has said.Apostolos Tzitzikostas told the Financial Times that jet fuel prices or shortages did not meet the criteria that protect EU airlines from passenger claims. Continue reading......
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07.05.26 - 07:54
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Vienna′s public transport is the envy of the world – so why can′t it ditch cars? (The Guardian)
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Austrian capital mulls expanding tram network and park-and-ride car parks in effort to reduce private vehicle useWhen Leonore Gewessler hops on the underground trains and street-level trams that run like clockwork across the breadth of Vienna, she appreciates the ease, affordability and time she “gets as a present” instead of idling in traffic. But Austria's former climate and transport minister is also aware that cars still dominate the capital's streets. She says good public transport is just the “precondition” to changing how people move around the city.Vienna's network of trains, trams and buses have long been the envy of other European cities – let alone car-centric North American ones – but automobiles are still used for a quarter of journeys. In other capitals famed for world-class public transport, such as London, Paris and Prague, even higher use of cars has frustrated doctors and campaigners demanding cleaner air and safer streets. Continue reading......
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06.05.26 - 23:31
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Airline fuel costs jumped 56 percent in March: Transportation Department (The Hill)
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Airline fuel costs went up 56 percent in March, according to the Department of Transportation (DOT) — a sharp spike in the first full month after the outbreak of the Iran war. In a Wednesday release, the DOT's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) said that U.S. scheduled service airlines' total fuel expenditure was $5.06 billion......
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