Europe's Skies Busier Than Before Covid in Boon for Fuel Demand
Europe's skies are busier than before the Covid pandemic, a boon for the region's fuel-supplying oil refiners.
Flights averaged almost 33,000 a day last week, a 2% increase on 2019, according to a report from Eurocontrol. That comes amid a slump in oil prices as the OPEC+ alliance adds supplies to the market and US tariffs threaten the global economy.
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