Could the Iran war ground European air travel this summer? | DW News

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Nearly seven weeks after the start of the war on Iran, airlines are raising the alarm as jet fuel shortages start to bite. Already smallers cities are starting to feel the supply pinch. Former airline pilot Richard Levy says it won’t be much longer before cancelations become a factor at the biggest hubs, at the busiest time of year.

Chapter Breakdown
0:00 Is Europe running out of jet fuel?
0:59 Fatih Birol, International Energy Agency, on jet fuel shortages if Strait of Hormuz isn’t opened
2:30 Richard Levy, aviation expert, former airline pilot, on warnings that Europe could run out of fuel
4:01 How might major airports deal with jet fuel challenges, are they better protected than smaller airports?
6:49 What can we learn from how airlines adapted to 1973 oil crisis?
8:06 Will budget carriers be affected first?
10:58 Worst case scenario for European aviation?

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