Tokyo-London airfares climb 90% on Iran war turmoil

Transportation

Japanese carriers weigh higher fuel surcharges as Hormuz closure raises costs

JAL and ANA aircraft at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport. Prices for nonstop flights between Japan and Europe have risen as demand for flights that connect in the Middle East has dropped. (Photo by Konosuke Urata)

YASUAKI TAKAO and ALINE SAUVEGRAIN TANABE

TOKYO — Airfares on nonstop routes between Japan and Europe have surged following the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran, with the prices of some All Nippon Airways flights to London jumping 90%.