looming jet fuel shortage in Australia?

[pmdg7444]

reports coming that China is halting exports....32% of our jet fuel imports from there and suggestions other countries would follow suit

if so, expect severe rationing, complete disruption to not just international aviation activity, but also domestic....

Anyone else feeling precarious booking travel for July school holidays/winter?

 

[JackMiles]

I have flights booked for late April that I'm not so confident about.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

reports coming that China is halting exports....32% of our jet fuel imports from there and suggestions other countries would follow suit

if so, expect severe rationing, complete disruption to not just international aviation activity, but also domestic....

Anyone else feeling precarious booking travel for July school holidays/winter?

There shouldn’t be any issue booking the travel. I just might not book non-refundable hotels and ancillaries.

If you go you go, if you can’t, you can’t. No loss if you ‘self insure’ with refundable hotel bookings.

If you see a good fare now, book it.

 

[markis10]

Just because we have previously sourced fuel from a country does not mean it’s the only supply, just the cheapest. In fact China is a very small supplier by comparison to the US as far as exports go, with the US and India able to fill any void we have after domestic production.