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Published Date: July 08, 2026

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UK Airline Turns Fuel Price Surge Into $500 Million Windfall Through Hedging

Jet2 recorded a nearly £400m boost from the rising price of jet fuel which caused widespread fear that summer holidays could be cancelled…

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Jet2 recorded a nearly £400m boost from the rising price of jet fuel which caused widespread fear that summer holidays could be cancelled and airlines could go bust. The package holiday provider revealed that it defied the travel chaos caused by the Middle East conflict to instead take a £388m balance sheet boost from rising jet fuel prices. Because the company had already locked in low fuel prices with its suppliers, the rising market cost of fuel meant that the value of its fuel contracts soared during the conflict. The AIM-listed…

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