New Delhi, April 16 -- International Energy Agency (IEA) executive Fatih Birol has warned that Europe has "maybe six weeks or so" of jet fuel remaining, adding that flight cancellations were possible "soon" if the situation continues, AP reported.

In an interview with the news agency in Paris, Birol said that the war in West Asia, which has resulted in the strategic Strait of Hormuz being blocked by Iran, following attacks from the United States and Russia, has led to a supply crunch in the continent.

Birol is a Turkish economist and energy expert who has led the IEA since 2015.

He called it "the largest energy crisis we have ever faced," as supplies of oil, gas and other vital supplies remain blocked. "In the past there was a group ca...