Going to Europe This Summer? Good Luck.

By R. Michael Baiada and Robert W. Mann Jr.

Mr. Baiada is the president of GreenLandings, which focuses on airline delay and congestion problems. Mr. Mann is an independent airline industry analyst and consultant.

Where are you going on vacation this summer? A durable peace agreement might emerge in the Middle East soon, but flight schedules could remain disrupted through next winter. You probably won’t be flying to Dubai or elsewhere in the United Arab Emirates anytime soon; the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran has made these previously popular destinations no-go areas. Maybe not to Canada, either. Citing higher fuel costs, Air Canada has cut flights between New York City’s Kennedy International Airport and Toronto, as well as Montreal. OK, there might be some hard feelings, too, as Canadian tourists, angered about President Trump’s treatment of their nation, are avoiding the United States.

Even at home, your flight choices are a bit more limited, because major airlines have reduced the number of available seats, according to Cirium, an aviation analytics company: United has slashed seats by 4.8 percent. The demise of the low-fare Spirit Airlines — a........

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