When geopolitical fault lines shift, the tremors reach further than battlefields — they ripple into the everyday act of buying a plane ticket. The escalation of conflict involving the US, Israel, and Iran has more than doubled jet fuel prices since tensions erupted, forcing airlines across Europe to raise fares, cut routes, and pass the burden to passengers who had no part in the decisions that caused it. Sir Richard Branson has named the cause plainly, arguing that a functioning diplomatic agreement was abandoned without necessity, and that the economic consequences now belong to everyone. Th