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1. Various of Spirit Airlines aircraft taxiing, landing
2. Passengers checking in at Spirit Airlines' counters

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3. Various of planes taxiing

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4. Various of travelers at airport
5. Various of planes of United Airlines on tarmac

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6. Various of Lufthansa planes

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7. Various of travelers at airport

Rising aviation fuel costs driven by the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran have forced major airlines worldwide to reduce their schedules, with more than 75,000 summer flights canceled from June to September, according to aviation industry report.

Citing data from aviation analytics firm Cirium released on Tuesday, Business Insider reported that the cuts, largely announced over the past 10 days, also include the removal of over 9.3 million seats.

The four airlines making the deepest cuts are all U.S. carriers.

Spirit Airlines, an American ultra-low-cost airline, tops the list after announcing it has officially ceased operations, resulting in the cancellation of all 33,000 scheduled flights.

United Airlines follows with cuts of about 21,000 flights. Delta Air Lines plans to reduce about 7,300 flights, while American Airlines will cut roughly 6,400 flights.

European airlines are also under pressure. Germany's Lufthansa Group has slashed more than 5,000 flights.