The widening war with Iran that’s roiled global travel is hitting Asia-Europe routes especially hard, sending fares soaring and leaving travelers facing record prices ahead of the Easter rush.
A cascade of more than 46,000 flight cancellations has been triggered across the region since the conflict began on Feb. 28, according to data from Cirium. The crisis wiped out as much as 10% of global airline capacity earlier this month, in the biggest aviation shock since the Covid-19 pandemic.
The sudden capacity drop from Gulf airport closures has sent airfares soaring on some key routes. One economy class round-trip ticket from Sydney to London from April 3 to April 10 has increased by more than 80% over the past two weeks, while a business class ticket for the same route was running about 40% higher, according to an analysis of Google Flights data as of March 12.
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