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flights Penalties on airlines that cancel UK flights because of [jet fuel shortages](https://www.theguardian.com
cancel UK flights because of [jet fuel shortages](https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2026/apr/18/europe-summer-holiday-flight-cross-channel-travel-cancelled-flights-airport-eu-ees) have been eased, and Ryanair
cancelling flights to the UK - and what can you do? The price of flights has been
UK airlines given green light to cancel or consolidate flights to conserve jet fuel UK
UK and around the world have cancelled flights and raised prices in response to sky-high
flight cancellations”. Airline groups have [lobbied for measures](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/21/airlines-uk-relax-rules-fuel-shortage) including [slot alleviation](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/24/uk-eases-airline-penalties-jet-fuel-shortages-flights), granted in the UK
cancel flights without risking valuable rights to fly from major airports in future. Although the aviation industry and the UK
flight cancellations if supplies remained blocked. In the UK, [petrol and diesel prices eased](https://www.bbc.com
UK, the government is preparing a number of concessions. These include allowing airlines to cancel flights
UK government said airlines facing fuel shortages in the summer would be able to cancel flights
UK summer breaks after a jump in interest from Britons fearful of flight cancellations linked
UK airlines, but high demand and infrastructure challenges may make this a tall order. Under existing rights, when flights are severely delayed or cancelled
flights have disappeared from schedules at London Heathrow, British Airways’ main base. It comes amid fears that shortages of jet fuel could cause further summer cancellations, with UK
UK [successfully lobbying](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/03/uk-airlines-cancel-flights-jet-fuel-shortage-summer-travel) for the ability to cancel more flights without risking
UK holidays](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/19/britons-holiday-uk-summer-flights-iran-war) if jet fuel shortages and potential subsequent flight cancellations put overseas
cancel any further flights this summer despite the warning in April by [Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/01/uk-is-most-vulnerable-european-country-to-jet-fuel-shortages-ryanair-boss-says) that the UK
flight cancellations. "We are monitoring the situation very carefully," Reeves told the BBC. But she added she was "confident" about the current supply of fuels. The UK
cancel flights](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cyv24v3mpdmo) some Brits are deciding to stay put. Booking.com and Airbnb both told the BBC they were already seeing an increase in demand for domestic bookings, with searches for May half
flight cancellations as jet fuel shortage deepens and Iran ceasefire falters”, while the **Sun** focuses on the same issue, opting for the headline: “Come cry with me”. “New powers to treat Iran proxies as foreign
cancel thousands of flights](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/05/airline-seats-cut-jet-fuel-prices). Shares in the company dropped sharply on its earnings guidance, with the Middle East tensions adding to Trainline’s prior warnings of headwinds, including UK