Kerosene shortage: AUA mother is planning drastic steps in an emergency

Because of an intensifying… Kerosene shortage is preparing Austrian parent Lufthansa According to a report, it is preparing to temporarily shut down up to 40 aircraft in an emergency. CEO Carsten Spohr prepared the workforce at an internal event on Friday for a significant worsening of the crisis, reported “Spiegel”.

Within 72 hours, the price problem for kerosene had become an availability problem, and fuel was at risk of becoming scarce at more and more airports. The board had two crisis packages prepared that would allow up to 40 aircraft to be grounded in an emergency, according to the report.

There was initially no comment from Lufthansa on the report. According to previous information, the company is largely hedged through forward transactions against the kerosene prices that have been driven up by the Iran war. In any case, the supply of kerosene will be secured over the summer, said AUA boss Annette Mann recently for the Austrian subsidiary of the German “Kranich” airline.

By Editor