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Emerald Airlines founder and executive chairman Conor McCarthy, speaking at the CAPA Airline Leader Summit - Airlines in Transition, in response to a question regarding whether or not the airline plans to introduce fuel surcharges due to supply issues stemming from the disruption of the Strait of Hormuz, stated (23-Apr-2026) "Not really, no. Our competition doesn't apply fuel surcharges, so we don't want to be out on our own". Mr McCarthy explained: "We operate the Aer Lingus Regional network between Ireland and the UK, about 45,000 flights a year", adding: "And our main competitors on about 85% of our capacity are Ryanair and easyJet, both of whom are very heavily hedged". He continued: "So, we hedge our requirements each quarter… Right now, we're seeing a small price increase because of the unhedged portion. But as this crisis continues, the impact of the high spot prices is significant on our cost base". Mr McCarthy acknowledged: "At the same time, our market's fairly well balanced in terms of price and demand. So there's only so much you could pass on to the consumer at this stage", but concluded: "In a very small margin business, it's a real challenge if this continues". [more - CAPA TV]

TUI Airline COO Tilman Felix Reinshagen, speaking at the CAPA Airline Leader Summit - Airlines in Transition, regarding the impact of fuel supply issues stemming from conflict in the Middle East, stated (23-Apr-2026) "Being a bit of a hostage of a geopolitical situation doesn't feel nice, but in aviation, that's what it is, and I think we've prepared quite well", adding: "So, while it's unpleasant, I think we'll get through this one as well, and we hope we can provide services as usual". Mr Reinshagen said: "I think it's a bit of a sensationalist moment we see with this message repeating" in the media regarding near term fuel shortages in Europe, continuing: "As a leisure carrier, of course, we don't appreciate that. That's why we're trying to send a message of confidence that, for the moment, people can book their holidays and they shall fly with us". He noted: "We've heard it before several times. If, in another four to six weeks, Europe would actually run out of fuel, as we hear from the media in kind of an echo chamber at the moment, I think then we'd be more worried". [more - CAPA TV]

Flightscape - Powered by CAE VP global sales Harsha Majeti, speaking at the CAPA Airline Leader Summit - Airlines in Transition, regarding Flightscape's perspective on how disruptions to airspace and fuel supply stemming from recent conflict in the Middle East are impacting airlines stated (23-Apr-2026) "Being a platform provider, we get a chance to see how various airlines are making decisions following a shock to the system". Mr Majeti continued: "A cool thing we've been able to observe is the airline Integrated Operations Control Centres (IOCCs), the nerve centres, the people there and how skilled they are to manoeuvre through these difficulties. How they found alternate routes, how they ensured they had enough fuel planned". He concluded: "We are seeing the importance of ensuring that the right amount of fuel is being loaded". [more - CAPA TV]

Iberia COO Ramiro Sequeira, speaking at the CAPA Airline Leader Summit - Airlines in Transition, stated (23-Apr-2026) regarding fuel supply: "For Spain, fortunately, the issue is not so big as in other countries", adding: "Our analysts in Spain don't predict this high risk of lack of fuel". Mr Sequeira continued: "What we are facing, like everyone, is that the price of jet fuel is higher than the price of Brent". He concluded: "But so far, we are managing this, we are not increasing the price of our tickets right now". [more - CAPA TV]

Cover Genius SVP Travel Peter Smith, speaking at the CAPA Airline Leader Summit - Airlines in Transition, stated (23-Apr-2026) "I think the thing when it comes to bundling in particular, is not just offering static off-the-shelf bundles of products that might suit most customers". Mr Smith added: "A one-size-fits-nobody is not the right approach because if you're not relevant to a customer and the underlying trip that they've booked, then all you do is add friction into the journey".

Allegiant Air CEO Greg Anderson, speaking at the CAPA Airline Leader Summit - Airlines in Transition, stated (23-Apr-2026) the company has invested in predictive maintenance "to help us drive unnecessary or unplanned maintenance events out of the business to improve operations". Mr Anderson noted: "We built our business on buying used aircraft", adding: "With newer aircraft, with the investments in technology, we've seen our reliability". [more - CAPA TV]