{
  "id": 17937286,
  "title": "Cheap flights in Europe face a fuel cost reckoning as Ryanair’s CEO says fares could rise up to 20% next year because of the Iran war",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/cheap-flights-in-europe-face-a-fuel-cost-reckoning-as-ryanairs-ceo",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T08:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fortune",
    "slug": "fortune",
    "url": "https://fortune.com/2026/11/03/europe-cheap-flights-face-fuel-cost-reckoning-ryanair-ceo-fares-rising-iran-war/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Michael O’Leary warns that European airfares could rise as much as 20% in 2027 as the Iran war drives up fuel costs and forces airlines to cut flights.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "US strikes Iran’s Qeshm Island amid signs of progress in peace talks, says report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/us-strikes-irans-qeshm-island-amid-signs-of-progress-in-peace-talks",
        "published": "2026-11-03T06:17:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Lufthansa says 2026 fuel costs to be €2bil higher amid Iran war",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/lufthansa-says-2026-fuel-costs-to-be-2bil-higher-amid-iran-war",
        "published": "2026-11-03T07:27:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews Business",
        "title": "Lufthansa faces €2 billion extra fuel bill as Iran war keeps prices high",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/lufthansa-faces-2-billion-extra-fuel-bill-as-iran-war-keeps-prices",
        "published": "2026-11-03T10:05:20.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}