Fuel deliveries are now arriving at the airports, and no widespread disruption was caused
Flights were delayed at two major UK airport because of jet fuel supply issues on Sunday evening. Passengers on ten flights flying out of Glasgow and Edinburgh airport faced delays.
Airport says problem was with supplier that delivers fuel by road
Emirates EK24 Edinburgh–Dubai diverted to Manchester after a driver shortage disrupted road-delivered fuel at Edinburgh Airport, with Air France and TUI flights also impacted. Gulf jet fuel exports fell ~80% since Iran's Hormuz blockade, putting non-pipeline airports at structural supply risk that airline ops teams must factor into contingency planning.
Some passengers at Edinburgh and Glasgow airports reported delays to their flights.
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Flights were delayed at two major UK airport because of jet fuel supply issues on Sunday evening. Passengers on ten flights flying out of Glasgow and Edinburgh airport faced…
Fear over flight cancelations during the summer travel period sparked after the Iran war began at the end of February and has caused disruptions to global fuel supplies