First European airline cancels flights as jet fuel prices soar
Yahoo Finance·2026-03-18 02:22

SAS is the largest carrier so far to cancel flights because of the jet fuel crisis - Omar Havana/Getty Images Scandinavia’s largest airline has become the first major carrier in Europe to scrap flights because of surging fuel prices triggered by the US-Iran war. Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS), the flag carrier for Denmark, Norway and Sweden, said on Tuesday that it will scale back flights in response to the “sharp ⁠and sudden increase” in jet fuel costs. The Stockholm-based company said tha ...