Oil price falls, will airfares follow?

NewsBusiness18 June 2026, 2:37pmOil price falls, will airfares follow?Susan EdmundsPhoto credit:123RFAirfares seem to already be falling, as oil prices ease.Th…

RNZ · 2026-06-18T02:37:30.000Z

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Noah Bennett2026-06-18T02:51:30.000Z

yeah right, as if airlines will pass on the savings. they'll just pocket it and call it 'operational costs'.

Hayden Kelly2026-06-18T03:45:30.000Z

spot on mate. work in aviation, trust me they ain't dropping shit

Mia Carter2026-06-18T03:18:30.000Z

oil drops 20% and my ticket to chch still costs a kidney. classic.

RNZ2026-06-18T04:07:30.000Z

but isn't jet fuel cheaper now? why aren't fares dropping? I don't get it

Ella Thompson2026-06-18T03:44:30.000Z

anyone actually seen fares dropping? I checked last week and aucks to queenstown was still $350 return

Noah Bennett2026-06-18T04:30:30.000Z

they'll drop $5 and call it a 'major reduction'. get stuffed