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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Helena Horton

UK airlines given green light to cancel or consolidate flights to conserve jet fuel

Man putting fuel nozzle in easyJet plane
An easyJet plane being refuelled at Southend airport. War in the Middle East is continuing to disrupt jet fuel supplies. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

UK airlines will be able to cancel or consolidate flights this summer to conserve jet fuel as the war in the Middle East continues to disrupt supplies.

The measures are being taken to avoid major disruption as Britons jet off on their summer holidays. Airlines are looking carefully at their timetables to see which flights can be cancelled in advance and cause the least delays.

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