Will Volcanic Ash / No Fly Zone affect fuel prices?

[kprm77]

There have been virtually no flights throughout Europe in the last few days. That's a lot of fuel that isn't being used up. Surely then there'll be an oversupply for at least the short term.

I know aviation fuel isn't the same as the stuff at the pumps, but wouldn't this mean the refineries have extra capacity for a while?

Could this somehow manifest itself in lower fuel prices at the pumps?

I don't know anything about the aviation industry / oil industry / anything, so would be interested to hear any views on this?

Mods: Not sure if this should be in General Gassing - feel free to move if necessary.

[davepoth]

Fuel will go up - you've seen all the tales of people driving 3,000 miles across europe in the papers, and they use a lot of fuel - plus the price of oil depends on the price paid by speculators three months ago. They'll all be scared and will be investing in oil, so in three months' time the price will spike.

[Mr Gaga]

I heard 60% of our fruit and veg is flown in....

So I expect prices to rise.

[HellDiver]

Mr Gaga said:

I heard 60% of our fruit and veg is flown in....

So I expect prices to rise.

Tesco and Lidl had next to no fruit and veg yesterday. A few apples and some locally grown carrots was about the lot. Anyone want to buy a pineapple, only £35?

[JB!]

i wonder if recent weather has been affected.

after september 11th in New York, there was no flying, and nights were colder and days hotter...

[croyde]

JB! said:

i wonder if recent weather has been affected.

after september 11th in New York, there was no flying, and nights were colder and days hotter...

Does seem to be a bit of a coincidence that the current lack of planes have given us clear warm days with cold nights.

Sure it's just a coincidence tho' but it's sure is quiet in SW London.

[chippy17]

well it has hit exchange rates...

eta oil price has gone down too

Edited by chippy17 on Monday 19th April 09:48

[mat205125]

I'm actually looking forward to the first news article, or claim by some enviro-hippy group, that the recent lack of air traffic has reduced the CO2 in the atmosphere, despite the volcano belching more harmful gas than a year of air travel.

[Thudd]

croyde said:

Does seem to be a bit of a coincidence that the current lack of planes have given us clear warm days with cold nights.

Sure it's just a coincidence tho' but it's sure is quiet in SW London.

The clear warm days and cold nights are due to the area of high pressure pulling in the ash from the North, surely!

[alfa pint]

mat205125 said:

I'm actually looking forward to the first news article, or claim by some enviro-hippy group, that the recent lack of air traffic has reduced the CO2 in the atmosphere, despite the volcano belching more harmful gas than a century of air and car travel.

EFA!

[croyde]

Thudd said:

croyde said:

Does seem to be a bit of a coincidence that the current lack of planes have given us clear warm days with cold nights.

Sure it's just a coincidence tho' but it's sure is quiet in SW London.

The clear warm days and cold nights are due to the area of high pressure pulling in the ash from the North, surely!

I'm sure you are right. I was only joshing

[gib6933]

HellDiver said:

Mr Gaga said:

I heard 60% of our fruit and veg is flown in....

So I expect prices to rise.

Anyone want to buy a pineapple, only £35?

Best talk to Mobile Chicane

Mobile Chicane said:

Fresh pineapple. I eat a whole one every day, simply because I like pineapple.

However I do get some strange looks in supermarkets when fellow shoppers are thinking WTF is she doing with seven pineapples.

[tonyvid]

HellDiver said:

Mr Gaga said:

I heard 60% of our fruit and veg is flown in....

So I expect prices to rise.

Tesco and Lidl had next to no fruit and veg yesterday. A few apples and some locally grown carrots was about the lot. Anyone want to buy a pineapple, only £35?

My local farm shop is full of spuds and their veg - why do we need strawberries in April anyway?

[croyde]

Everything makes fuel prices go up but nothing appears to make them go down again.