'Pack your patience': Fuel shortages keeping Canadians' summer travel plans in flux - BNN Bloomberg

With airline tickets growing more expensive and customers facing the risk of cancelled flights, insurance experts are advising those with summer travel plans to stay on their toes. Air carriers are continuing to grapple with sky-high jet fuel costs, an offshoot of Iran’s ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which has led to soaring oil prices globally since late February. Like their international peers, Canadian airlines have been consolidating some flights and adding fuel surcharges, leaving customers with pricier tickets and more uncertainty over whether they’ll even take off. But tha…