Senegal’s international airport hit by jet fuel shortage
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Senegal‘s international airport has asked airlines to ensure planes have enough jet fuel for return flights, amid a shortage of kerosene in the West African nation.
In a statement late Monday, Blaise-Diagne International Airport said “unfavorable international conditions” and volatility in commodity markets had severely disrupted jet fuel supplies.
The airport, near the capital Dakar, has also ordered incoming planes to make sure they carry enough fuel for return flights.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February has sent oil prices skyrocketing around the world. Russia, under strict Western sanctions, is a major energy producer.
SMCady, the company that manages fuel at Blaise-Diagne airport, said in a letter seen by AFP that it will not be able to refuel planes from Wednesday, for a period of about two weeks.
However, airlines have assured passengers that flights will continue as normal. The national airline Air Senegal declared on Tuesday that its flight schedule would remain unchanged despite a shortage of kerosene.
An Air France spokesman told AFP on the same day that flights between Dakar and Paris stop for refueling in the Canary Islands.
(NAN)
