Sean Duffy tells Americans who can’t afford to fly that soaring costs are ‘short term’ thanks to Trump

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsSean Duffy tells Americans who can’t afford to fly that soaring costs are ‘short term’ thanks to TrumpTransportation Secretary responded to questions about the soaring cost of jet fuel amid the Iran war Owen Scott Wednesday 08 April 2026 09:56 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2953541","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/sean-duffy-trump-airline-iran-jet-fuel-b2953541.html","title":"US transport secretary insists soaring flight costs are ‘short term’ thanks to Trump"}}CloseStrait of Hormuz expected to reopen as part of Trump’s eleventh hour ceasefire dealSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs...