✈️ Planes in Europe could stop flying as early as summer because of a shortage of aviation fuel. Some countries have reserves for only 8 to 10 days, after which flights may be suspended, Corriere della Sera reports, citing European sources and confidential data.
Only two countries have emergency kerosene reserves sufficient for 90 days, while the rest would not be able to weather the crisis, the paper stresses.
“The situation with aviation fuel in Europe is more critical than previously reported. Stocks are expected to run out between the second and third weeks of May, including the last deliveries from the Persian Gulf. Europe’s strategic reserves risk proving insufficient to sustain flights during the height of summer in a number of regions,” the newspaper notes.
Brussels is hoping that the ceasefire between the United States, Israel, and Iran will ensure tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. But even if regular shipping resumes, it could still take up to two months for cargoes to arrive and be unloaded.
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