After months of uncertainty and warnings about the supply of jet fuel, airlines report that the situation has improved. However, the operators admit that the risks have not completely disappeared.
In recent months, airline operators have faced difficulties caused by rising costs and supply problems, amid conflicts in the Middle East and the disruption of trade routes critical to the global energy market.
Several major airlines have warned of the risks posed by fuel shortages. Cathay Pacific canceled numerous flights between May 16 and June 30, while Qantas Airways and Virgin Atlantic drew attention to supply difficulties and rising operating costs. For its part, Lufthansa has warned since spring that some aircraft could remain on the ground if the situation worsens.
In this context, many tourists have postponed booking their holidays, preferring to wait for clarifications on the flight situation. The phenomenon has led to an increase in last-minute bookings.
Despite market concerns, an airline industry general manager told a conference that information received from authorities did not indicate an immediate fuel shortage, according to Mediafax.
“All the information from the government, when we’re talking to the Department for Transport (DFT), is that there’s no shortage. The visibility for the next one or two months is very, very good, and that’s not abnormal in terms of how airlines have visibility into future supply,” he stated.
“I think at the moment the airlines feel that last minute bookings will be a determining factor and the government has put in place a temporary slot reduction measure simply as a precautionary and emergency measure, which is something that some parts of the LX sector are calling for just to introduce some resilience into that system,” he also said, adding optimistically: “So I won’t say we’re completely over the worst; we don’t know how to act in certain situations, but I think we’re in a better situation than we probably were a few months ago.”
Wizz Air expands flights to the Greek islands
In the summer of 2026, Wizz Air will operate ten routes to six Greek islands, including Kefalonia, the new destination introduced in the company’s network. Flights will be available from Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca and Timișoara, and prices start from 129 lei for a one-way ticket.
From Bucharest, passengers will be able to travel directly to Kefalonia, Corfu, Heraklion, Mykonos, Santorini and Zakynthos, from Cluj-Napoca there will be direct connections to Corfu, Heraklion and Zakynthos, while flights to Zakynthos will be operated from Timișoara.
The low-cost company has completed its summer offer with other popular destinations in the Mediterranean area, including Larnaca, Dubrovnik, Nice, several cities in Italy, such as Bari, Naples, Catania or Alghero, but also Valletta, Alicante, Barcelona, Málaga, Palma de Mallorca, Valencia and Antalya.
