CLEVELAND — Nationwide, consumers are concerned gas and crude oil prices are becoming too much to bear.
"I'm about ready to stop driving," one person said of the recent gas rates. "I'd say about two more weeks -- two more weeks -- and then I'm going to park the car and jump on a bus if it [doesn't] change."
"It's killing my budget," another added. "You feel it, but you've got to just keep going. Nothing else you can do."
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Following the impact of Russia's attack on Ukraine, we've already seen gas rise to more than $4 a gallon across Northeast Ohio, and experts tell us not to expect prices to plummet anytime soon.
"Crude oil prices are 50-60 cents of every dollar you spend," Jim Garrity, director of public affairs of Triple AAA East Central, told 3News. "More people drive and summer blend gasoline hits the market, so all of these trends are pointing towards higher gas prices to come."
And that goes for air travel, too.
"A 737 right now costs a little over $36,000 to fill up versus $24,000," Richard Manrgum, aeronautics professor at Kent State University, explained. "An even larger aircraft like a 747 going [from] New York to London burns about 21,000 pounds of fuel, which is about $116,000 of gas right now."
For now, experts say that instead of increasing ticket prices, consumer airlines will start to factor a service fee for passengers.
"What they can do is put a fuel surcharge that's temporary, that can go away pretty easily if the prices come down," Mangrum said. "If Jet-A -- which is the fuel that commercial airlines use -- increases to $7 a gallon, then that will make a tremendous increase in the cost per flight for all the airlines."
And while Spring and Summer are on the way, fuel costs will continue to soar sky-high. New low-fare airline Breeze Airways says travelers should expect ticket prices will eventually do the same.
"By passenger, by plane, it generally adds about $5 per passenger per flying hour," Gareth Edmondson-Jones, director of communication for Breeze Airways, said. "If its a two-hour trip, an extra $10 in fare. If it's a four-hour trip, then $20. It's nothing we really want to do, but ultimately if fuel continues to go up, we're going to have to amend prices."