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Jet-Fuel Shortage Grounds Flights, Forces Diversions to Alternative Airports

6/1/2026

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Jet-fuel shortage forced flights to refuel at alternative airports such as Prestwick and Manchester.
Passengers at Edinburgh and Glasgow airports were delayed on Sunday night after a local jet-fuel supply problem grounded flights.
Posts showed travellers stranded on Jet2, British Airways and Air Lingus flights, with some diverting to Belfast for emergency refuelling.

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Jet-fuel shortage forced flights to refuel at alternative airports such as Prestwick and Manchester.
Passengers at Edinburgh and Glasgow airports were delayed on Sunday night after a local jet-fuel supply problem grounded flights.
Posts showed travellers stranded on Jet2, British Airways and Air Lingus flights, with some diverting to Belfast for emergency refuelling.