Japan's jet fuel shortage forces airlines to scrap new flights

Downsized refining, shipping capacity lead to crunch amid rising travel demand

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A Boeing 747 passenger jet lands at Tokyo's Narita International Airport. (Photo by Konosuke Urata)

YUSEI SANADA and KEIICHI FURUKAWA, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Airlines offering flights to and from Japan are facing a fuel shortage caused by streamlining in the country's oil distribution sector, forcing them to give up on adding flights or new routes despite rising travel demand.

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