Glasgow and Edinburgh airports were affected by a jet fuel supply issue over the weekend that led some flights to divert for refuelling, the UK Defence Journal understands.
The problem emerged on the evening of 31 May 2026, with both airports reporting that a supplier was working to resolve an issue affecting several airline customers. TUI services leaving Glasgow were routed through Prestwick to refuel, while some Edinburgh departures bound for Paris and Dubai stopped at Manchester to take on fuel.
Several airlines also loaded additional fuel at their outbound airports before positioning aircraft to Scotland for overnight stays. An overnight delivery was made, and affected airlines resumed departures from both airports the following morning.
A fuel delivery was made overnight, allowing affected airlines to resume departures from Glasgow and Edinburgh this morning.
To minimise disruption, several airlines had previously been double fuelling at destination airports prior to overnighting aircraft in Scotland.
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Neither Glasgow nor Edinburgh is connected to the Exolum pipeline, which supplies Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Manchester, as well as a number of Royal Air Force stations. Jet fuel for the two Scottish airports is instead brought in by road.
A spokesperson for Glasgow Airport said:
“A short‑term staffing issue has affected one of the fuel suppliers used by airlines at the airport, with work underway to return stock levels to normal. There have been no related flight cancellations, and the airport remains fully operational.”
Surprising these airports are not linked, was about to ask before I read it in the article.
“Exolum pipeline.” Interesting, I still cannot use anything but the old term “GPSS.” Another defence asset thrown away by….., don’t recall if it was Labour or the Tories now, they’re all the same.
Links to lots of interesting places.
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