Vacation in danger? Jet fuel production in Portugal alleviates airline concerns

António Moura Portugal, executive director of the Association of Airlines in Portugal (RENA), states, in statements to SIC, that this is an advantage and that Is it safe to continue booking trips with Portuguese companies and those based in the national territory?.

On Wednesday, the group short-term until October, in a measure that aims to reduce fuel consumption in relation to increases. The executive director of stated that this is a measure of “prudence” faced with a “scenario of controlled shortage“.

“It’s one thing to report that we’re talking about 20,000 cancellations, it’s another thing to put them into perspective. We’re talking about around 1% of the Lufthansa group’s operations and we’re talking about changes or cancellations on routes where the rail alternative is in many cases internal. This completely changes the perspective, it’s not a sign of alarm. I look at this as an adjustment, a measure of operational management and prudence in the face of a scenario that may or may not come to pass”, he explains. António Moura Portugal.

As for Portugal and Portuguese companies, the person responsible guarantees that until now there is no reason to worrydespite pressure on aviation fuels.

“In the Portuguese case and the tourist offer to date there is no reason whatsoever, nor has anything been heard that could cause danger or make people have any type of apprehension”, guarantees the director of the association that includes companies such as TAP, Air Canada, SATA, KLM, among others.

António Moura Portugal also explains that, if the situation progresses, it is expected that there will be a coordinated response from the European Union (EU) in order to guarantee more supply so that the situation remains “normal” and “connectivity is guaranteed”.

The majority of Portuguese companies’ jet fuel comes from the Sines refinery. The rest arrives through imports from other parts of the world.