A commercial jet zooming(飞速移动) at 500 knots (575mph) and the stately(庄严的、缓慢的) progress of a tanker cruising at 15 knots yield journey times from the Persian Gulf to Europe measured either in hours or weeks. The difference belies a fundamental connection(掩盖了根本联系). The near complete closure(近乎完全关闭) of the Strait of Hormuz has prevented both jet fuel and the crude oil from which it is refined from exiting the Gulf, sending prices into a rapid climb(快速攀升).
一架时速500节（575英里）的商业喷气式飞机与一艘以15节速度巡航的油轮的庄严行进，使得从波斯湾到欧洲的旅程要么以小时计，要么以周计。这种差异掩盖了根本的联系。霍尔木兹海峡近乎关闭，使得航空燃油及其提炼所需的原油都无法离开海湾，导致价格迅速攀升。
Since the conflict with Iran began, the cost of filling up a plane has thus soared (see chart). That has already claimed(夺走（生命/公司）) one corporate victim. Spirit Airlines, an American low-cost carrier in bankruptcy protection(① 在美国，公司可以申请破产保护（Cha...), ceased operating on May 2nd. Its finances, strained(紧张的、受压的) by stiffening(加剧的) competition from big network carriers, buckled under the weight of(在……重压下崩溃) rising fuel costs.
自与伊朗的冲突开始以来，给飞机加油的成本因此飙升（见图表）。这已经导致了一个企业受害者。Spirit Airlines，一家处于破产保护中的美国廉价航空公司，于5月2日停止运营。其财务因大型网络航空公司的激烈竞争而紧张，在燃油成本上升的重压下崩溃。
Other airlines have put up(提高（价格）) ticket prices, added fuel surcharges(燃油附加费) and cancelled flights that would no longer have been profitable(将不再盈利). Among those to have cut flights are Europe’s Lufthansa and Air France-KLM; America’s United and Delta; and South-East Asia’s Vietjet and AirAsia. In the second half of April the global volume(数量、总量) of flights scheduled for May fell by 13,000, according to Cirium, a data provider.
其他航空公司提高了机票价格，增加了燃油附加费，并取消了不再盈利的航班。已削减航班的包括欧洲的汉莎航空和法航-荷航；美国的联合航空和达美航空；以及东南亚的越捷航空和亚洲航空。根据数据提供商Cirium的数据，4月下半月，全球5月预定航班量减少了13,000架次。