Airlines have cut two million seats from May’s schedules within the past two weeks as the Iran war continues – with Turkish Airlines, Air China and Lufthansa worst hit.
The total number of seats across all carriers this month fell from 132,619,704 in mid April to 130,674,864 in late April, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium.
The number of flights fell by more than 13,000 over the same period – from 859,167 to 846,162 – amid rising jet fuel costs, airspace closures and airport disruption.
It comes ahead of airports bracing for a busy week during the UK’s school half-term holidays at the
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