The public company for the management of Spanish airports (Aena) has published a note on its X account (formerly Twitter) in which it wanted to issue a clarification “regarding the information about alleged fuel problems at airports in Spain”.
Aena has explained that, according to the information provided by the fuel storage companies, “nothing indicates that there is a supply problem at Spanish airports at the moment”.
Aena's reaction comes after several airlines have brought forward emergency plans in recent weeks with flight and connection cuts due to the risk of kerosene shortage caused by the war in Iran, on which a ceasefire has just been announced.
It is estimated that half of the aviation fuel in European airports comes from refineries located in the conflict zone unleashed by the United States and Israel against Iran.
The alarms went off especially when the oil company BP in Italy sent a note to the media in early April in which it warned of kerosene restrictions, which activated alarms at the airports of Milan Linate, Bologna, Treviso and Venice.