As a result of the accident that occurred a few days ago in the OMV Schwechat refinery, kerosene is running out at Vienna-Schwechat Airport. The pilots and airlines are now being asked by means of a notam to refuel at another airport if possible.

The Jet A1 required by commercial aircraft is only available in limited quantities. The background is that the main distillation plant at the nearby OMV refinery is damaged and the repair work has not yet been completed. The mineral oil company cannot yet give a date for the restart of production. In the meantime, the main committee of the National Council has released the federal government's strategic emergency reserves of diesel and petrol.

Vienna-Schwechat Airport does not expect that there will be any restrictions on flight operations due to the Jet A1 shortage. The airlines will refuel at other airports if possible. Those airlines that have aircraft stationed in Vienna will react accordingly. For example, Austrian Airlines believes that the bottleneck in Vienna has no impact. "Thanks to our broad route network, we have the opportunity to compensate for short-term fuel bottlenecks," said a spokeswoman.

OMV is currently working on an "alternative supply system". In other words: The mineral oil company will most likely bring fuel from other refineries belonging to the group to Austria. According to a spokesman, the information to the airport or the airlines that one should refuel elsewhere if possible "in order to use reserves sparingly" was purely a precautionary measure.

A1272/22 – DUE TO MECHANICAL INCIDENT AT OMV REFINERY, JET A1 SUPPLY IS VERY LIMITED. TO MINIMIZE FLIGHT OPS IMPACTS ALL AIRCRAFT OPERATORS ARE REQUESTED TO AVOID REFUELLING WHENEVER OPERATIONALLY POSSIBLE. IF REFUELLING CANNOT BE AVOIDED DUE TO OPERATIONAL REASONS, MAX POSSIBLE FUEL SHOULD BE ON BOARD UPON ARRIVAL. FUEL STOPS SHOULD BE AVOIDED WHEN EVER POSSIBLE. BASED ON DAILY JET A1 CONSUMPTION, PROCEDURE WILL BE ADAPTED ACCORDINGLY. FOR DETAILS CONTACT YOUR FUEL COMPANY. 09 JUN 09:36 2022 UNTIL 31 JUL 18:00 2022 ESTIMATED. CREATED: 09 JUN 09:37 2022

(Official Notam)