Kuwait Airways and Qatar Airways planes are visible through the window of a Middle East Airlines aircraft at Cairo International Airport in Egypt, as the conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran continues, on March 31, 2026. (Credit: Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters)
The two-week truce between the United States and Iran is “positive” for the aviation industry, but fuel and ticket prices will remain high for some time, said Willie Walsh, director general of the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Meanwhile, Iraq announced the reopening of its airspace, closed since the start of the war, and Qatar Airways plans to resume flights between Doha and Beirut. More like this How the rise in airfare prices is affecting people all over the world Walsh told Bloomberg, “Even two weeks is a positive because we will see some flow of oil return,”with the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.The head of the global aviation body added that it will take time for jet fuel supplies to return to normal levels and allow airlines to lower prices. Read more Masnaa border crossing: Israeli threat reportedly...
The two-week truce between the United States and Iran is “positive” for the aviation industry, but fuel and ticket prices will remain high for some time, said Willie Walsh, director general of the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Meanwhile, Iraq announced the reopening of its airspace, closed since the start of the war, and Qatar Airways plans to resume flights between Doha and Beirut. More like this How the rise in airfare prices is affecting people all over the world Walsh told Bloomberg, “Even two weeks is a positive because we will see some flow of oil return,”with the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.The head of the global aviation body added that it will take time for jet fuel supplies to return to normal levels and allow airlines to lower prices. Read more Masnaa border crossing: Israeli threat...
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