Amsterdam Schiphol warns of flight disruption after fuel outage
Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport is warning of disruption to flights today following a breakdown at its main fuel supplier on Wednesday, which left 180 flights grounded and around 200 delayed.
Around 1,300 passengers were forced to sleep in the terminal overnight on what was one of the busiest days of the year.
The fuel supply was restored late yesterday, but the airport said it was expecting a ‘somewhat disrupted’ day today.
"As a result, travellers can experience delays and possible cancellations. We understand that this situation can be very annoying and inconvenient for travellers," the airport wrote on its website.
A fault in the systems of Aircraft Fuel Supply, which controls the supply of fuel to aircraft, meant that only planes with enough fuel in their tanks were able to take off again while the problem lasted.
The exact cause of the outage is not yet clear.
Aircraft Fuel Supply is a joint venture between Air France-KLM and a number of oil companies, including Shell, Esso and Texaco.
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