Netherlands: Fuel supply outage disrupts flights at Amsterdam airport

Air traffic to and from Amsterdam Schiphol airport was seriously disrupted Wednesday because of an outage at the airport's main fuel supplier that kept dozens of flights on the ground. A fault in the systems of Aircraft Fuel Supply, a third-party company that controls the supply of fuel to aircraft, meant at least 70 planes could not be provided with the fuel they needed to depart. "Almost 180 flights have been canceled by airlines," the airport said early Wednesday evening, adding that the amount of incoming flights had been reduced to one third of normal capacity. Air France-KLM said it expected problems to persist Thursday, possibly leading to more cancellations then. The only planes able to take off were those that still had enough fuel in their tanks upon arrival in Amsterdam, a Schiphol spokeswoman said. <br/>