Emergency services aircraft such as air ambulances would be prioritised under ‘worst case scenario’ planning for jet fuel shortages, the Daily Mail can reveal today.
Ministers are currently war-gaming the possibility of supplies of the fuel starting to dry up around the May half-term holidays, in about five to six weeks’ time, if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed.
As it stands, officials believe less than 10 per cent of flights would
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