Auckland fuel crisis - another week to go 

Dozens of flights were cancelled Wednesday and thousands of passengers and shippers were affected as the Auckland, New Zealand fuel crisis bit harder.
The problem is a broken pipe that supplies the airport with avgas.
 
Auckland Airport said of the 36 cancelled flights, 23 were domestic and 13 were international, headed for Sydney, Kuala Lumpur, Vietnam, Fiji and Melbourne and operated by Air New Zealand, Qantas and Singapore Airlines.
 
In most cases passengers are being switched to alternative services, but ongoing flight disruptions are expected for another week.
 
NZ minister for Energy and Resources Judith Collins said the pipeline should be repaired between Sunday and Tuesday.  Once the pipe is fixed, it will remain shut for 30 hours to allow for certification and the oil to 'settle' before it is able to run again.
 
Collins now wants more storage to be built for fuel at Auckland Airport.
 
Meanwhile, executive director of the Board of Airline Representatives New Zealand Justin Tighe-Umbers says airlines are bringing in bigger planes and carrying more fuel from international flights. 

Auckland fuel crisis - another week to go 

Dozens of flights were cancelled Wednesday and thousands of passengers and shippers were affected as the Auckland, New Zealand fuel crisis bit harder.
The problem is a broken pipe that supplies the airport with avgas.
 
Auckland Airport said of the 36 cancelled flights, 23 were domestic and 13 were international, headed for Sydney, Kuala Lumpur, Vietnam, Fiji and Melbourne and operated by Air New Zealand, Qantas and Singapore Airlines.
 
In most cases passengers are being switched to alternative services, but ongoing flight disruptions are expected for another week.
 
NZ minister for Energy and Resources Judith Collins said the pipeline should be repaired between Sunday and Tuesday.  Once the pipe is fixed, it will remain shut for 30 hours to allow for certification and the oil to 'settle' before it is able to run again.
 
Collins now wants more storage to be built for fuel at Auckland Airport.
 
Meanwhile, executive director of the Board of Airline Representatives New Zealand Justin Tighe-Umbers says airlines are bringing in bigger planes and carrying more fuel from international flights.