How Higher Fuel Costs Are Impacting Airlines Serving Las Vegas

How higher fuel costs are impacting airlines serving Las Vegas

Delta Air Lines has already canceled one Las Vegas flight for the summer, but other air carriers are exploring solutions to fuel increases resulting from the Iran war.

Delta to suspend RDU to Las Vegas route for summer

Starting June 2, Delta flights between Raleigh Durham International Airport (RDU) and Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas (LAS) are being suspended. Service is expected to resume Sept. 8.

Delta to suspend RDU–Las Vegas route amid rising fuel costs

Delta Air Lines will suspend nonstop service between Raleigh-Durham International Airport and Las Vegas from June 2 to Sept. 8, citing routine scheduling and higher jet fuel costs tied to the Iran conflict. The airline is trimming flights systemwide, though other carriers continue serving the route from RDU.

Delta suspends RDU flight to Las Vegas, fuel costs a factor | Raleigh News & Observer

«Jet fuel prices have dropped in the last week but are still about twice as high as a year ago, according to the International Air Transport Association.Airlines are now factoring in those costs as they review their summer schedules. Air Canada, which flies to three cities from RDU, cited fuel prices when it announced late last week that it was suspending five routes to other airports, including two to John F. Kennedy International Airport in Ne…