Bad news for those who have booked a pleasant flight for the summer. It now seems far from certain that all flights will go ahead as planned. The reason for this is a fuel shortage caused by Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz, and the International Energy Agency has just issued a warning, according to The Guardian.
Consequently, the European aviation industry is now drawing from rapidly diminishing stocks that are only expected to last for approximately six more weeks before a crisis becomes a reality. In the absence of new deliveries, some airlines have already begun to ration, simply canceling particularly unprofitable routes to transfer capacity to more profitable ones.
According to Göteborgsposten, which spoke with travel agencies, air travelers are entitled to a refund if flights are canceled for these reasons. This may be of small consolation, as many other plans and destination bookings are, of course, at risk of falling through.