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Around 13,000 flights have been cancelled this summer – is your holiday in peril?
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Around 13,000 flights have been cancelled this summer – is your holiday in peril?

The Independent·Simon Calder·27 days ago
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“Come cry with me”, reads the front page of The Sun . It warns: “Hols chaos over fuel shortages.” The splash warns that 13,000 flights have been axed in May and claims that “looming jet fuel shortages” have “forced airlines to tear up busy half-term schedules”. But all the indications are that the vast majority of holidays from UK will go ahead as normal. These are the key question and answers. Are claims of 13,000 flights being cancelled in May correct? Yes, resulting in two million fewer seats being available according to aviation analyst Cirium. Which sounds a lot. But this is a global figure, and relative to the total aviation operation it represents a 1.5 per cent reduction in capacity. Furthermore, the cancellations are being made because of the high price of aviation fuel rather than shortages. Lufthansa of Germany and Turkish Airlines make up a significant proportion of the cancellations. These carriers are grounding planes because it’s cheaper than flying them.…

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