United Airlines may raise fares by 20% as airlines struggle with fuel price surge amid Iran war

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsUnited Airlines may raise fares by 20% as airlines struggle with fuel price surge amid Iran warThe CEO of United Airlines said fuel prices have been rising ‘faster than I can ever remember in my career’ in a recent inteviewJosh Marcus in San Francisco Thursday 23 April 2026 02:34 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2963199","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/united-airlines-prices-rise-iran-war-b2963199.html","title":"United Airlines may raise fares by 20% to match Iran war fuel price spike"}}CloseEU energy chief predicts holiday flight chaos and warns fuel prices may take ‘years’ to recoverSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"...