The War with Iran Is Causing Airfares to Spike

Clint Henderson recently hopped on his computer to find a flight for his mother from the Bay Area to Kansas City, Missouri. He was expecting to pay around $400, maybe $500 tops. Much to his shock, the ticket cost more than $1,500 for the cheapest seat category.

"That is obscene," said Henderson, a managing editor at travel website The Points Guy. "It wasn't even for first class."

By their very nature, airfares are volatile. However, Henderson said bigger forces could be at play. The U.S./Israel war with Iran, now in its third week, is causing oil prices to soar, saddling airlines with some of the highest fuel costs in years. 

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