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| Planes grounded at Amsterdam's Schiphol due to fuel supply fault | Planes grounded at Amsterdam's Schiphol due to fuel supply fault |
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| Planes have been grounded at one of Europe's busiest airports, Amsterdam's Schiphol, because of a fault in the aircraft refuelling system. | Planes have been grounded at one of Europe's busiest airports, Amsterdam's Schiphol, because of a fault in the aircraft refuelling system. |
| A problem was detected at around 13:00 (11:00 GMT) on Wednesday, affecting incoming and outbound flights, the airport says. | A problem was detected at around 13:00 (11:00 GMT) on Wednesday, affecting incoming and outbound flights, the airport says. |
| Thousands of passengers are stranded at the airport as only flights with enough fuel already on board can take off. | Thousands of passengers are stranded at the airport as only flights with enough fuel already on board can take off. |
| Schiphol Airport has warned the disruption could continue overnight. | Schiphol Airport has warned the disruption could continue overnight. |
| The company supplying the fuel system, Aircraft Fuel Supply, said the failure of the system was not due to the heat, the Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant reports. | The company supplying the fuel system, Aircraft Fuel Supply, said the failure of the system was not due to the heat, the Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant reports. |
| "Planes at Schiphol cannot be refuelled right now," the airport said in a statement. "Aircraft Fuel Supply... currently has a fault in their system. As a result, your flight may be delayed or cancelled. | "Planes at Schiphol cannot be refuelled right now," the airport said in a statement. "Aircraft Fuel Supply... currently has a fault in their system. As a result, your flight may be delayed or cancelled. |
| "Schiphol and Aircraft Fuel Supply are working hard to find a solution. It is still unclear how long this will take, but we expect to last long into the evening. We regret any inconvenience for travellers and airlines." | "Schiphol and Aircraft Fuel Supply are working hard to find a solution. It is still unclear how long this will take, but we expect to last long into the evening. We regret any inconvenience for travellers and airlines." |
| Some 70 planes were unable to take off from Schiphol, and passengers were stuck in a further 11 newly arrived planes because there was no gate available for disembarkation, De Volkskrant reports. | |
| Flights destined for Schiphol were diverted to other airports. | |
| July is one of the busiest periods for the airport as people fly off for their summer holidays. |