Matthew Halliday, CEO and Managing Director of Ampol, states the jet gas demand has not however returned to the pre-COVID ranges and will continue on to increase as Chinese vacationers return.
Hope to see a lot more development by way of the restoration in aviation volumes: Ampol CEO
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