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

Airports have said shortages could hit the summer season if oil flows through the strait of Hormuz do not return to normal within three weeks

Airports have warned that 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.