Lufthansa's CEO Carsten Spohr has informed staff to ready emergency plans to ground up to 40 jets due to a sudden kerosene shortage that intensified over the past three days. The potential grounding threatens flight schedules, could raise operating costs, and may affect revenue for one of Europe's largest airlines. Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr, airline operations teams, fuel suppliers, and potentially affected passengers. Likely next steps include seeking alternative fuel supplies, implementing contingency flight reductions, and communicating any schedule changes to customers. Lufthansa's management has warned employees to prepare emergency plans that could ground as many as 40 aircraft after a kerosene fuel shortage worsened within 72 hours. The situation reflects a tightening of jet fuel supply that could disrupt the airline's flight operations and increase costs. While no official grounding order has been issued yet, the alert signals a serious operational risk for the carrier.
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