AXIOS (Alex Fitzpatrick) - Welcome to the spring of travel hell
Skyrocketing prices . Hours-long security lines . Safety worries after another fatal incident . Driving the news: A partial government shutdown plus an oil price spike from President Trump's Iran war are fueling a spring of hell for air travelers. Airline executives are warning of higher fares as Iran effectively blocks the Strait of Hormuz , a vital shipping lane for oil and other global commodities. - "The reality is, jet fuel prices have more than doubled in the last three weeks," United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said in a Friday statement . - "Our plans assume oil goes to $175/barrel and doesn't get back down to $100/barrel until the end of 2027." Yes, but: Oil prices dipped but remained high Monday morning after Trump announced a…