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‘There’s too much risk’: Britons on changing holiday plans amid Iran war

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The Middle East crisis, now in its 11th week, has resulted in higher fuel prices for drivers and prompted fears of jet fuel shortages, rising air fares and cancelled flights. Given the uncertain outlook , prospect of higher travel costs and potential disruption, we asked whether people had changed their holiday plans. Here are some of the responses. ‘There’s too much uncertainty to book a holiday’ Linda and Raffaele last summer in Puglia, Italy. Raffaele Brancati, 77, who is retired and lives in Wiltshire, says he delayed making a holiday booking “because of Trump’s war with Iran”. He and his wife, Linda, 78, had planned to travel to Italy to visit relatives, or to Sicily, “in June, July, or September”, but have held off because of the geopolitical situation. “It looks like there’s still too much uncertainty about a permanent ceasefire to make a booking with any confidence,” he says. “I believe there is too much risk that flights will be subject to change or cancellations.…

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