Europe’s jet fuel imports are surging ahead of a busy summer

Europe’s imports plummeted after Covid struck, with travel restrictions causing a massive drop-off in the continent’s air-traffic. Now, they’re ramping back up again in a sign of recovery for the long-suffering aviation sector. Picture: Alex Kraus/Bloomberg

Europe is pulling in huge quantities of jet fuel as people get ready to take to the skies in droves this summer.

The region sucked in more than 13 million barrels of jet-type fuel in May, the highest monthly imports since October 2020, according to data from Vortexa Ltd. compiled by Bloomberg. Consumption is forecast to surge this summer amid loosened restrictions following the Omicron wave and pent-up consumer demand.