The continent must "fight for every cargo" in what analysts have dubbed a "global stress test" for the airline industry.

Ministers hope move would help avoid last-minute flight cancellations for passengers this summer over Middle East fuel supplies.

AN emergency law to protect holidays from the Iran War jet fuel crisis is being rushed through Parliament. Airlines will be given rare freedoms to cut flights from their schedules if they can fit

Could your summer holiday be in peril? That’s a concern shared by many travellers this weekend, after reports that the UK is more exposed to a shortage of jet fuel than anywhere else in Europe.

By Seher Dareen, Robert Harvey and Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON, April 28 (Reuters) - Europe's imports of jet fuel loaded from the Middle East in April are set to dry up due to the Iran war disrupting Middle East supplies,

The Iran war has squeezed global supplies of jet fuel, threatening to upend vacation plans as the peak summer travel season approaches in the Northern Hemisphere.

In April 2026, air travel faced challenges like rising jet fuel costs due to the war in Iran, a prolonged U.S. government shutdown affecting TSA operations, and potential airline mergers.

The UK Government has ordered airlines to draw up contingency plans for prolonged disruption due to the ongoing Middle East conflict, as jet fuel supplies hit record lows

April, the head of the International Energy Agency, Fatih Birol, warned that it could take six weeks before airport fuel pumps go dry. If that time frame holds, many passengers heading to Europe could feel the impact soon after Memorial Day.