Six weeks of jet fuel left

[Nellietheolophant]

It has been officially announced and i really don't think it's scaremongering anymore.
Both Lufhthansa and KLM are cancelling flights now.

We’re at war and our biggest loss is jet fuel- how bloody lucky are we. In the Middle East they are dealing with death and destruction.

When I read further into the news article on the BBC, it says the strait of Hormuz has been closed for six weeks or more, this does not suggest that there is only six weeks of jet fuel left. This is classic scaremongering.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czjw2kz0l22o

I've said that to DH.

We were waiting to see about summer schools post graduate jobs and summer jobs but think we'll go early as possible see what we can get and then pin the kids down.

The supply of crude from the Gulf ATM and for the foreseeable future is very compromised to say the least.

That will have an effect on the supply of aviation fuel in the not to distant future.

Putting a definite date on when this starts to effect Europe and the UK is difficult to judge.

I certainly wouldn't want to put a timescale on it but I think there are genuine concerns being expressed by those in the know, this definitely isn't just scaremongering.

We export a huge amount of food that we think is beneath us. We import food that we simply cant grow here but dont really need to eat even though we want to and I want to.

Huge amounts of fish and seafood are exported and we refuse to eat root vegetables that we grow here and rather eat imported fruit and veg

I dont say we are completely self sufficient in every single thing, I said that we are sufficient in food we dont want. I cant be bothered to google either

Are you claiming that everyone who flies has urgent family business? Okay then…

The UK is not at war.

The UK, along with the rest of Europe, is not at war.

I’ve got two holidays planned in the next 10 weeks 😢 And another one in October.

It’s unlikely insurance will cover it - will you lose a lot of money?

I’m not sure if you’re talking to me but thankfully a lot I can still cancel. The first is less than 6 weeks away and I can cancel the accommodation with no penalty on booking dot com. I’d lose the flights though. The second is the same as the first (10 weeks away) We’ve not booked any activities for either and now won’t until we (possibly) get there.

The October holiday is the big one. I booked the flights using a BA companion voucher and Avios points but only £300 in cash. Accommodation is reserved but not paid for.

In total, we’d probably only lose around £1k assuming we didn’t go on any of them. Could be an awful lot worse though all things considered.

News coming out that the Straits are reopening, at least to some extent....

Fingers crossed.

I agree with you on both counts.

Fingers crossed your trip either goes ahead or is covered by insurance 💐

Why wouldnt insurance cover cancelled flights?

Acts of war aren't always covered.

It depends whether there’s a loophole under which it’s not covered, eg war-related.

News coming out that the Straits are reopening, at least to some extent....
Fingers crossed.

Indeed. But I'm still glad my next three bookings are all package deals.

Because most policies exclude losses arising directly or indirectly from acts of war (and always have done). I used to work in insurance and it was always the case.

I am seeing some of the top insurance bods confirming that this includes shortage of fuel.

Even policies bought before the war started are very unlikely to cover it.

Plus anyone on Buy Now Pay Later will likely have to still pay for it as it’s not regulated until later this year

What Trump's plan? Mind you I wouldn't be surprised. He started all this, but people keep saying he knows what he's doing so if he wants to cripple the rest of the world (not the US, they have plenty of oil) maybe that was his devious plan all along, use Iran as a pawn. Not me gov' those dastardly Iranians are to blame for everything.

It’s not a loophole. It’s a standard insurance exemption.

Technically the airline should rebook or refund but with the potential amount of people affected, who knows.

People are potentially going to lose a lot of money - they MAY be able to claim from the credit card company but that’s not a given.

Yes you’re right, I couldn’t think of the right word.

Would it come under act of war though, or the basic 'no fuel to run the flight'?

Luckily our holidays are UK based this year

Glad I’m not the only one! I seem to waste most of my life looking for the right word 🤣

I see youve answered this already

Perhaps cruises will see a bumper year

Same thing - the exclusion is usually things that happen directly or indirectly as a result of war.

Some of the insurance companies have come out and said it will be excluded