The UK government has announced plans to help mitigate disruption from a potential shortage of jet fuel as a result of the ongoing war on Iran.
As we’ve been telling you, the US and Israel’s war on Iran has led Tehran to effectively close the Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping lane which usually handles a fifth of the world’s oil and gas trade – or 21 million barrels of oil a day.
The situation has sent oil prices skyrocketing over fears of a shortage, which could also end up affecting jet fuel, and, as a consequence, commercial flights.
While the UK government stresses there are no immediate supply issues, it has announced measures aimed at minimising disruption for passengers in the coming months.
You can check out our explainer below to see how the government intends to “keep Britain flying this summer”.
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