UK transport department urges travellers not to cancel flights over fuel shortage fears
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Updated · BBC.com · May 6
UK transport department urges travellers not to cancel flights over fuel shortage fears
6 articles · Updated · BBC.com · May 6
It said there is no current UK jet fuel shortage, despite 13,000 global flight cuts in May, with UK routes largely unaffected before the English half-term holidays.
Airlines and travel agents said services were operating normally, while temporary rules let carriers cancel early or combine flights without losing airport slots if shortages emerge.
Jet fuel prices surged after the Middle East conflict and Strait of Hormuz closure, prompting warnings Europe could face shortages by June and pushing some airlines to trim summer schedules.
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