Cathy Adams
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Yes, indeed.
And, you know, it is very scary for, I think, everybody looking forward to, you know, a much needed summer holiday.
I mean, I'll start and say that actually I've already had two flights cancelled this summer.
And I know, and when I've asked about why they've been cancelled, you know, the reasons are a myriad.
It could be that there's low demand.
It could be that, I mean, it could be because of the jet fuel issue.
but I have already seen it happen to me.
So I know that it is happening.
I've spent the past weeks talking to airlines, some of the biggest European airlines, about how they're feeling about it.
And actually, the warning, it doesn't sound quite as bad, I think, as what we're hearing today.
So EasyJet tell me that they're not seeing any cancellations.
Ryanair say that they do have OK visibility on fuel, but that if nothing is sorted, then yes, we should expect cancellations.
British Airways says a very similar thing.
Obviously, travel is a very volatile industry anyway.
Stuff like this happens, you know, possibly not exactly the jet fuel issue, but there are always geopolitical problems.
There's always cancellations, you know, air traffic control delays we've seen in the past.
So the travel industry is very used to things like this happening and external shocks, you know, are normal.
But it does look like indeed that this is possibly a little bit scarier with, you know, very, very scary wording, isn't it, from Fatih Birol?
I'll be honest.
It's never happened to me before.