American, United and Southwest are all cutting ‘marginal routes’ as jet fuel prices spike | Fortune0

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• September 19, 2026

Bargain plane tickets are already pretty hard to get, and now, they’re only going to get more scarce as airlines scramble to deal with increased fuel costs nearing record highs.  Executives at American Airlines, United Airlines and Southwest Airlines this week said they’re rethinking their least-profitable routes as jet fuel climbs to $4.71 per gallon,