Airlines say taxes and rules bigger worry than Mideast war - BNN Bloomberg
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil -- Airlines are facing surging fuel costs from the war in the Middle East but executives say they are more concerned about taxes and regulations deemed too restrictive that could further crimp their bottom lines. Despite hand-wringing over the risk that travellers will baulk at paying higher fares, the ongoing war did not appear to ruffle feathers at the International Air Transport Association’s annual conference in Rio, which ends Monday. Israel and Iran trade strikes as Trump tells them to stop ‘shooting’ “We expect average jet fuel prices to be 70 per cent higher year…
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