Question follow-through · 1092
Aviation: Fuels
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what contingency measures are in place to ensure (a) commercial flights and (b) people’s holidays are not cancelled this summer due to a shortage of jet fuel.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 13 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 May 2026
- Answer
- 29 May 2026 · 16 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what contingency measures are in place to ensure (a) commercial flights and (b) people’s holidays are not cancelled this summer due to a shortage of jet fuel.
18 May 2026
Target answer date
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29 May 2026
Answer published
The Government is working closely with industry and regulators to ensure the resilience of jet fuel supply and the continuity of commercial aviation operations. UK airlines have made clear that they are not currently seeing a shortage of jet fuel. Flights...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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