Airlines

China’s biggest players including China Southern Airlines have struggled to return to profit since Covid began.

China considers financial aid for airlines hit by oil shock: sources

Subsidies, tax breaks, mergers, and state-backed low-interest loans are options being explored

Iata director-general Willie Walsh does not believe the current crisis poses an "existential challenge for any airlines out there".

Airlines ‘nowhere near’ Covid-style crisis despite oil shock: Iata chief

Carriers can mitigate fuel price spikes using established levers such as fare hikes, says Willie Walsh

Jet fuel premiums for airlines have exceeded US$100 a barrel.

Asian airlines maintain AI investments despite budget cuts due to Iran war oil shock

Carriers such as Scoot, Thai Airways see digital infrastructure and AI as existential needs

Carriers globally are grappling with a more than doubling of jet fuel costs since the war broke out.

Jet fuel prices will take months to stabilise, airline CEOs say

The threat of supply shortages in some regions has forced some airlines to reduce services

Many travellers on these routes are Filipinos working in the Middle East who rely on these flights to move between their workplaces and hometowns.

Philippine carriers suspend more Middle East flights amid war

The government has said that it can intervene to help airlines secure jet fuel

Air New Zealand had said in March, about two weeks into the war, that it would cut 5 per cent of its flights through early May.

Air New Zealand hikes fares, cuts flights as fuel costs more than double on Iran war

AIR New Zealand said on Tuesday it would slash flights across May and June as well as hike fares, as the Iran war disrupts global air travel and sends jet fuel costs higher.

Indonesia's airlines will likely raise fuel surcharges by as much as 38%, from about 10% for jet aircraft and 25% for turboprop services.

Indonesia to let airlines increase fuel surcharges as aviation costs soar

Aviation fuel prices have surged about 70% in the country, triggered by the Iran war

“The government has prepared mitigation measures so that ticket prices remain affordable to people,” says senior economic minister Airlangga Hartarto.

Indonesia to allow airlines to raise fares by up to 13%

The policy would be in effect for the next two months and is subject to further evaluations