Five Things You Need To Know As You Wake Up: Low jet fuel supply affects international trips
The KZN floods affected the delivery of jet fuel to OR Tambo International Airport.
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For today, here are the top five local and international stories you should kickstart your morning with.
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Some international flights are being canceled due to a lack of jet fuel. Unfortunately, jet fuel is not refined in SA anymore and has to be imported.
But as recent floods battered KwaZulu-Natal, a backlog was created in the supply chain of imported jet fuel via the Durban port to OR Tambo.
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