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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Simon Calder

No aviation fuel crisis for the UK (yet) – but some key questions and answers just in case

Blue sky thinking: Ryanair is running a full operation at Stansted airport (pictured) and elsewhere - (Simon Calder)

“UK airlines are currently not seeing disruption to jet fuel supply,” says Airlines UK – representing all the main carriers operating in the UK. The trade association says this is “in part due to the UK’s diverse fuel supply”. The industry is continuing “to engage with fuel suppliers and government to monitor the situation”.

Speaking on Thursday morning, easyJet boss Kenton Jarvis stressed: “We have visibility [on the availability of aviation fuel] to the middle of May and have no concerns.”

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