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4. 5 more weeks of fuel until the real pain of shortages kick in

Wed Apr 22, 2026, 01:14 PM

Apr 22

Spirit has gone belly up. Air Canada has cut a bunch of flights. Now Lufthansa.

Gonna get worse and much more expensive to fly

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Lufthansa cuts 20,000 summer flights as fuel prices surge [View all] BeyondGeography Apr 22 OP

They are in the middle of a pilots strike right now RainCaster Apr 22 #1

I expect more airlines to cut flights as well. Lonestarblue Apr 22 #2

5 more weeks of fuel until the real pain of shortages kick in Javaman Apr 22 #4