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Airlines cut 13,000 flights in May as jet fuel prices soar
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- Emer Moreau Business reporteri Stock/Getty Images Airlines have cut 13,000 flights globally in May as jet fuel prices soar due to the conflict in the Middle East.
- Airlines have removed nearly two million seats from flights over the month, which could potentially affect people's trips over the UK half-term holidays, which fall at the end of May.
- Data from aviation analytics firm Cirium shows that Istanbul and Munich have seen the largest cuts to flights.
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Emer Moreau Business reporteri Stock/Getty Images Airlines have cut 13,000 flights globally in May as jet fuel prices soar due to the conflict in the Middle East.
Airlines have removed nearly two million seats from flights over the month, which could potentially affect people's trips over the UK half-term holidays, which fall at the end of May.
Data from aviation analytics firm Cirium shows that Istanbul and Munich have seen the largest cuts to flights.
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