Other international airlines, like Lufthansa and Ryanair, have confirmed that they have a hedging system in place to temporary lock fuel prices in. | Hanomansing Tonight | Duration 5:06 The surge in fuel prices has challenged airlines, triggering ticket price hikes and upending global travel. The cost of jet fuel tends to be an airline's biggest expense, and it has soared since the conflict began. CBC News reached out to other Canadian airlines to ask how they would respond to the soaring cost of jet fuel. A spokesperson for Porter Airlines said it's too soon to forecast how jet fuel prices will influence airfare, "but we are monitoring the situation closely."

Source: CBC News March 13, 2026 01:53 UTC