European airlines urge EU to enact emergency fuel measures

European airlines including Ryanair and Aer Lingus have urged the European Union to step in with emergency measures to tackle repercussions from the Iran war, including widespread airspace closures and mounting concerns over jet fuel shortages.

Industry group Airlines for Europe (A4E) has requested that the EU introduce a raft of crisis response measures, including EU-level monitoring of jet fuel supplies, a temporary suspension of the EU's carbon market for aviation, and scrapping certain aviation taxes.

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