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Vietnam's proposed increase in foreign ownership cap for airlines aims to attract investment and improve financial stability amid an 88% surge in jet fuel prices since the Iran war. The primary commercial mechanism is input cost (jet fuel) squeezing airline margins, with a secondary regulatory channel (ownership cap change) that could alter capital structure. Impact is Vietnam-specific but fuel cost is global. Direct losers: Vietnamese airlines (Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet) facing margin compression. Potential winners: foreign investors if cap is raised.