180 Flights Cancelled at Amsterdam's Airport Over Fuelling Problems

Thousands of passengers flying to and from Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport faced delays and cancelled flights on July 24 due to problems refuelling planes at the busy European aviation hub.

The airport said a company that supplies fuel to planes at the airport has “a fault in their system. That means that planes cannot be refuelled right now, which is causing delays.”

The airport said it was working with the company, Aircraft Fuel Supply, to try to resolve the problem. “It is still unclear how long this will take, but we expect it to last long into the evening,” Schiphol airport said. “We regret any inconvenience for travellers and airlines.”

Only one-third of the usual number of flights was arriving at Schiphol on July 24 night, Koster said. Even fewer were leaving. “If they have enough fuel they can go,” Koster said. “There are planes departing, but it is at a minimum level.”

Dutch airline KLM said it was possible flights would be cancelled on July 25 as well due to a “phased restart” of operations at the airport.