(FILES) An Azul Brazilian Airlines plane flies past the Christ the Redeemer statue after taking off from Rio de Janeiro's Santos Dumont Airport, on October 5, 2025, as seen from Niteroi, Brazil. Brazilian airlines warned on April 1, 2026, that the more than 50% increase in fuel prices due to the impact of the war in the Middle East will have "severe consequences" for the availability of air travel in the country. (Photo by Pablo PORCIUNCULA / AFP via Getty Images)