Jet fuel crisis sparks 'all of Europe' holiday cancellations warning

Jet fuel crisis sparks 'all of Europe' holiday cancellations warningAn aviation expert has warned holidaymakers heading to Europe this summer to have a 'plan B and a plan C' amid fears of a jet fuel crisisNewsEliana Nunes News Reporter22:58, 22 Apr 2026Updated 22:59, 22 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesEurope has 'maybe six weeks or so' of remaining jet fuel supplies, the head of the International Energy Agency warned last week(Image: NurPhoto via Getty Images)Holidaymakers heading to Europe this summer have been warned to have a "plan B and a plan C" amid fears of a jet fuel crisis.‌Aviation expert John Gradek has warned that "all of Europe is going to be affected by this shortage of aviation fuel" due to the war in the Middle East.‌"I think it’s going to get worse before it gets any better," Gradek told Canadian network CTV on the 'Your Morning' show on Wednesday. "You’ll have short-haul flights being cancelled, long-haul flights will be rationed for fuel. So it'll be a little bit of chaos this summer in the EU."‌Gradek, who is a faculty lecturer at McGill University, said that all travellers should be aware that they may have to look at alternative ways of getting home.View 2 ImagesAround 20 per cent of the world's oil and natural gas passes through the Strait of Hormuz (file)(Image: AP)‌"I think that if you are planning trips into Europe - and it doesn’t really matter where in Europe, I think all of Europe is going to be affected by this shortage of aviation fuel - that you’re going to be in a situation of making sure you have a plan B and a plan C," Gradek said."You may have to, you know, motor it, or you may have to basically look at alternative ways of getting home."It comes as airlines across Europe cancel routes and adjust prices to manage higher operating costs. The chief of the International Energy Agency said last week that Europe has "maybe six weeks o...