Local suppliers avert jet fuel disruption at four Italian airports, sources say

MILAN, April 7 (Reuters) - Local suppliers stepped ​in ⁠to resolve a temporary jet fuel ​shortage at four Italian airports, three sources told Reuters on Tuesday, amid ​a ‌sharp rise in jet fuel prices since the start of the U.S-Israel ⁠war with Iran.

The airports of Milan's ⁠Linate, Venice, Treviso and ​Bologna last week alerted airlines to limited availability of jet fuel supplied by British company Air BP between April 2 and April 9, according ​to ‌advisories exchanged among airlines and seen by Reuters.

The intervention of alternative suppliers filled the temporary gap, the sources with knowledge of the matter said, adding that the issue affecting Air BP ​was caused by a delayed cargo.

It was not immediately clear what ‌caused the delay or where the cargo originated. BP declined to comment.

Europe last year imported more ‌than half of its jet fuel from the Middle East, according to data from S&P Global.

All four airports confirmed to Reuters ​that they were not forced to cancel flights because of the fuel disruption.

"The ‌SAVE Group confirms that fuel supply is fully under control: there are no critical issues affecting either supplies or flight operations," the ⁠operator of ⁠Venice and Treviso airports said in a ‌statement.

SAVE said it could rely on multiple jet fuel suppliers and ruled out ​supply problems ​in the short term.

Jet fuel issues at ‌the four Italian airports were first reported by Italian daily Corriere della Sera. (Reporting by Francesca Landini in Milan, additional reporting by Stephanie Kelly in London, editing by Giselda Vagnoni)

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