For now, air carriers can operate all scheduled flights. But the airports, which make the fuel available to them, are adopting preventive measures.
And if kerosene were to run out because of the long strike in French refineries? If airlines were forced to cancel flights for lack of fuel? Air carriers take this risk very seriously. Especially one week before the start of the All Saints holidays when reservations remain strong. ” For the moment, there is no tension on the fuel. And we haven’t canceled any flights “, we underline at the low-cost company of Air France, Transavia, which has its hub in Orly.
On this issue, airports are on the front line. They are the ones who make kerosene available to air carriers. And they remain calm on the issue. ” We are following the subject. But the airports have stocks of kerosene. And no one reports to us that they are close to breaking up “says Thomas June, president of the UAF (Union of French airports). Thus, ADP, which operates the Roissy and Orly airports in particular, wants to be more…