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Fears of UK and EU flight cancellations as airports warn of jet fuel shortages
UK NewsBusiness•April 10, 2026 at 4:59 PMNational

Fears of UK and EU flight cancellations as airports warn of jet fuel shortages

By Jasper Jolly and Jillian Ambrose•The Guardian - UK News

Summer holidays could be hit unless oil flows through strait of Hormuz recommence within three weeksMiddle East crisis – live updatesAirports have said jet fuel could run short within three weeks in Europe if oil supplies do not start to flow through the strait of Hormuz, raising concerns over flight cancellations in the UK and EU going into the summer holiday season.Jet fuel shortages will become so acute without the resumption of supplies from the Middle East that cancellations across Europe will be inevitable, disrupting travel plans for potentially millions of passengers. Continue reading...

Summer holidays could be hit unless oil flows through strait of Hormuz recommence within three weeks

Airports have said jet fuel could run short within three weeks in Europe if oil supplies do not start to flow through the strait of Hormuz, raising concerns over flight cancellations in the UK and EU going into the summer holiday season.

Jet fuel shortages will become so acute without the resumption of supplies from the Middle East that cancellations across Europe will be inevitable, disrupting travel plans for potentially millions of passengers.

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