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Budget airlines under serious strain from sky-high fuel costs: Flair CEO

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Reynolds, C. (2026, September 22). Budget airlines under serious strain from sky-high fuel costs: Flair CEO. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/business/budget-airlines-under-serious-strain-from-sky-high-fuel-costs-flair-ceo/article_6032f266-cbd0-5e1e-9244-cf2098e5cbcc.html

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Len Corrado, CEO of Flair Airlines since February, discusses the company's struggle with soaring jet fuel prices, which have increased by over 110% compared to last year. Fuel costs now account for nearly one-third of Flair’s expenses, prompting the airline to pivot its strategy away from business travelers and flights to the United States.

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Len Corrado, the new CEO of Flair Airlines, is facing significant challenges due to soaring jet fuel prices, which have increased by over 110% compared to last year. Fuel costs typically account for about one-third of Flair’s expenses, and this dramatic rise is putting severe financial strain on the budget airline. To cope with these difficulties, Corrado plans to shift away from targeting business travelers and services in the United States, focusing instead on other strategies to manage the company's finances effectively.

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Flair Airlines CEO Len Corrado is feeling the heat of high jet fuel prices, as he steers the budget carrier away from a recent strategy targeting business travellers and the United States. asserted

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Corrado, who stepped into the top spot in February, says aviation fuel typically makes up nearly a third of Flair’s costs — and the price of that fuel has shot up by more than 110 per cent from a year earlier. asserted

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Budget airlines under serious strain from sky-high fuel costs: Flair CEO

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