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Gatwick Airport Announce 'Fuel Shortage' as easyJet and British Airways at Risk
Airlines were told to load extra fuel at other airports as engineers work to fix a technical fault at the airport fuel farm.
- Gatwick Airport alerted pilots to a fuel shortage expected to last two days, warning of a "potential disruption to the Gatwick fuel supply" and urging crews to "uplift max possible fuel at outstations."
- The shortage stems from a technical fault at one of the airport's fuel farms, unrelated to the ongoing blockade of the Strait of Hormuz in the Middle East.
- Long-Haul operators such as British Airways face the greatest risk, as many flights departed before the warning. Short-haul carriers like EasyJet may avoid significant impact by carrying extra fuel from inbound European flights.
- Pilots are attempting to load additional fuel at foreign destinations but remain limited by "factors such as the maximum take-off weight and the maximum landing weight back at Gatwick."
- Gatwick has deployed additional staff to support passengers and maintain operations as it manages this fuel disruption, which follows last week's water supply failure at Bough Beech Water Treatment Works.
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- 36% of the sources lean Left, 36% of the sources are Center
36% Center
L 36%
C 36%
R 28%
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