Disruptions in global oil supplies caused by the war in Iran have led to an increase in the cost of long-haul flights from Europe by more than $100 per passenger, according to the European Federation for Transport and Environment (T&E).
According to its data, rising aviation fuel prices have increased airlines’ costs by an average of 88 euros ($104) per passenger on long-haul flights from Europe and by 29 euros on flights within Europe. For example, fuel for a flight from Barcelona to Berlin will cost €26 more per passenger, and on the route from Paris to New York, it will cost €129 more.
T&E compared prices as of April 16 with the cost of flights immediately before the start of the war between the U.S. and Israel against Iran. The group calculated the average fuel consumption for all routes departing from European airports and divided it by the number of departing passengers.
The calculations showed that the additional costs associated with the spike in fuel prices far exceed the costs airlines incur to comply with the European Union’s climate change policies. “The crisis in the Middle East proves that our real vulnerability lies in a tank filled with foreign oil, not in laws designed to fix it,” said T&E Aviation Director Diana Vitti.
