Jet fuel Google Search hit 73 out of 100 in early April 2026, up from a normalized score of 16 one year earlier. That is a 356% increase, with absolute weekly search volume rising from 16,422 to 74,924 queries. It is not a one-week event: the signal has been climbing since the conflict began, scoring 32 six months ago, 23 three months ago, and accelerating to 73 now. Something structural changed in how aviation economics work, and it is visible in the real-world search data before it will be fully reflected in airline earnings.
The conflict disrupted the Middle East hub model that underpinned