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Business · 8 July 2026

Jet2 saves £400m on fuel, hedges 87% summer needs.

Jet2 saves £400m on fuel, hedges 87% summer needs.

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Holiday prices were shielded from bigger fuel cost rises after the airline benefited from earlier fuel buying. Jet2 said it secured about £400m through fuel hedging before the Iran war drove jet fuel prices higher, helping protect its finances during the recent market disruption. Around 87% of its summer fuel needs had already been locked in.

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