Air France-KLM cuts capacity growth forecast amid expected $2.4bn fuel bill rise

Air France-KLM cuts capacity growth forecast amid expected $2.4bn fuel bill rise

Move comes as airline industry reacts to uncertainty over Iran war and increase in price of Brent crudeBusiness live – latest updatesAir France-KLM has cut its capacity growth forecasts for this year as the Iran war drives up its fuel costs by billions of dollars.The French-Dutch airline expects its fuel bill to increase by $2.4bn (£1.8bn) this year as a result of the surge in costs since the Middle East conflict began. In response, it has trimmed its expectations for capacity growth to between...

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