The European Commission plans to propose a jet fuel sharing mechanism to the 27 member states of the European Union, energy commissioner Dan Jørgensen said. This would ensure that limited stocks are used more efficiently in the face of growing concerns about availability.

"We need to be quite honest and say that the situation will become quite serious, and this is why we will be introducing these measures," Jørgensen told the Financial Times.

He underlined that the bloc had moved from initial concern about fuel prices in the wake of US-Israeli attacks on Iran in late February 2026 to worries about availability.

"Our aim is to make sure that we don’t have regions, airports, or even member states that are hit disproportionately harder by this," he added.

Meanwhile, the German airline lobby (Bundesverband der Deutschen Luftverkehrswirtschaft - BDL) has called on the authorities to release fuel supplied via strategic NATO pipelines and normally earmarked for national security reserves. This would minimise the risk of flight cancellations at major hubs such as Frankfurt International and Munich, the group said.

EU plans

Reuters previously reported that measures addressing jet fuel availability will likely be included in an emergency proposal of the European Commission, due to be presented on April 22. The EU administration is planning to put forward a number of measures supporting quicker electrification, which would gradually decrease the bloc's reliance on imported energy sources. It also plans to monitor refineries' and gas storage facilities' capacities to ensure they are optimally used.

This comes after the head of the International Energy Agency, Fatih Birol, told the Associated Press that Europe could start running out of jet fuel by the end of May.

Europe imports around 30% of jet fuel, with the remainder produced locally. Normally, the majority of imports come via the Strait of Hormuz, mainly from Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. That route is now blockaded by the United States in an effort to exert pressure on Iran. Previously, Iran imposed its own blockade on the narrow passageway, which lies largely within its territorial waters.

Imports from other sources, such as the United States or Africa, are unlikely to match the supply gap created by the blocked Gulf deliveries, Reuters reported.