Airline passengers walk beneath signage for Norse Atlantic Airways after the airline canceled flights due to rising fuel costs from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), in Los Angeles, on April 16, 2026. The risk of jet fuel shortages is growing each day the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, although it isn't certain when exactly supplies will run out. The risk of shortages is greatest in Asia, and to a lesser extent Europe, as they both rely on oil from the Gulf and its refineries for their supplies. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)