Europe's budget airlines first to cut flights as jet fuel prices soar
Ryanair, Transavia, Volotea and other low-cost airlines are feeling the financial pain from high jet fuel prices as a result of the Middle East war and are cutting flights.

Fuel prices are rocketing around Europe but in some countries the cost of filling a tank is far higher than in others, partly because governments are taking different measures to tackle the crisis..
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Ryanair, Transavia, Volotea and other low-cost airlines are feeling the financial pain from high jet fuel prices as a result of the Middle East war and are cutting flights.
War in the Middle East has caused energy market turbulence around the globe, forcing governments in Europe to intervene and keep fuel costs down for consumers.
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