Jet fuel prices surged 121% in April 2026, but travellers in India, Japan and Europe face different impacts on fares, routes and flight availability.

Malaysia Airlines has increased ticket prices by up to thirty per cent as sustained pressure from rising fuel costs makes existing fare structures unsustainable, forcing the carrier to pass a portion of the burden onto passengers across key domestic and international routes.

Asia’s travel and aviation network has been pushed into urgent disruption as Japan joins Vietnam, South Korea, India, Thailand, Singapore, Sri Lanka and other countries in a coordinated response to rising energy shortages, soaring airfare prices and escalating airline operational costs, triggered by instability in global oil supply chains linked to the Strait of Hormuz crisis affecting UAE, Qatar, Israel, Saudi Arabia and Oman.