Europe has 'maybe six weeks of jet fuel left'
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czjw2kz0l22o
Why can't we just buy American or Russian fuel for now till this all gets sorted out? Is that too simple?
Why can't we just buy American or Russian fuel for now till this all gets sorted out? Is that too simple?
s1962a said:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czjw2kz0l22o
Why can't we just buy American or Russian fuel for now till this all gets sorted out? Is that too simple?
Russia doesn't have a big jet aviation refinery base.Why can't we just buy American or Russian fuel for now till this all gets sorted out? Is that too simple?
USA and China do, but will both be very protective of their existing supplies and have limited ability to scale to meet European demand.
A thread here https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&... on it saying that don't panic, the airliners will bring it here from abroad.
It's a perfect first world problem and will be self-rationing as airlines put the cost of flights up. It's clearly bad, but it's not life-threatening.
Unlike the shortage of fertiliser which is a potential problem for the whole world, especially the poorest. The issue with fertiliser is that it will affect crop yields, and food availability, well after the crazy orange one stops what he's doing.
Unlike the shortage of fertiliser which is a potential problem for the whole world, especially the poorest. The issue with fertiliser is that it will affect crop yields, and food availability, well after the crazy orange one stops what he's doing.
clarkey said:
It's a perfect first world problem and will be self-rationing as airlines put the cost of flights up. It's clearly bad, but it's not life-threatening.
Unlike the shortage of fertiliser which is a potential problem for the whole world, especially the poorest. The issue with fertiliser is that it will affect crop yields, and food availability, well after the crazy orange one stops what he's doing.
Shame we allowed the last 2 ammonia plants to close in the UK and we are down to one fertiliser plant. But hey, our CO2 emissions have dropped.Unlike the shortage of fertiliser which is a potential problem for the whole world, especially the poorest. The issue with fertiliser is that it will affect crop yields, and food availability, well after the crazy orange one stops what he's doing.
Camoradi said:
Am I allowed to feel smug at having booked the Plymouth to Santander ferry to get to my holidays in the Basque country in 2 months time?
I may not feel so smug as I'm
over the side in the Bay of Biscay a few days before doing an Ironman. 
Likewise I have a ferry booking from Portsmouth to Spain and back .. let's hope they have enough fuel themselves before getting too smug I may not feel so smug as I'm
over the side in the Bay of Biscay a few days before doing an Ironman. 
Simon Calder ( travel guru ) on the radio this morning was saying only 23 % of UK aviation fuel comes from the gulf
He said he though it would lead to flight consolidation and gave an example of easyJet having 8 flights a day from Luton to Nice ( iirc) and said it would likely mean they'd only fly 6 and all passengers likely to be accommodated on the 6 flights
He said more issues for people looking to book last minute holidays as availability might be restricted due to reduction in seat numbers
But overall he didn't seem that concerned
He said he though it would lead to flight consolidation and gave an example of easyJet having 8 flights a day from Luton to Nice ( iirc) and said it would likely mean they'd only fly 6 and all passengers likely to be accommodated on the 6 flights
He said more issues for people looking to book last minute holidays as availability might be restricted due to reduction in seat numbers
But overall he didn't seem that concerned
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