Consumers should buy airline tickets as soon as possible to avoid the risk of higher fares caused by ​rising oil prices triggered by the war in ‌Iran, Spain's industry and tourism minister said.

Reuters – Higher fuel costs threaten to ⁠push up airfares and weigh on demand, he warned ​in an interview published on Monday with Spanish newspaper Expansion.

"What ​we're recommending is that people buy their tickets now because it's true that (airlines) are currently using kerosene that was purchased some time ago, ​and therefore there's an element of price fluctuations involved," Industry and Tourism ​Minister Jordi Hereu said.