Fares soar as airlines ‘take advantage’ of oil shock

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Watch: 'Margins in the airline business are very low, so when fuel prices jump that much, you are risking profitability'

Published Mar 20, 2026

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John Gradek, faculty lecturer of supply networks at McGill University, talks about the impact of the Middle East conflict on fuel prices and airline travel.

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