Soaring Fuel Prices: American Low-Cost Airlines Seek Tax Relief

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The CEOs of the main “low-cost” airlines are preparing to meet the American Secretary of Transport, Sean Duffy, on Tuesday.

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The U.S. low-cost companies are asking for temporary tax relief to compensate for their kerosene bill, which was boosted by the war with Iran and the almost total lack of fuel coverage in the U.S. sector. Since the outbreak of the war with Iran at the end of February, the price of kerosene has almost doubled, reaching in some U.S. seats more than $4 per gallon, its highest level since 2022. U.S. airlines, which have largely renounced fuel-coveri…