Fuel shortage affects Auckland Airport flights after leak halts supply
Sep 16, 17, 8:01 pm
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Fuel shortage affects Auckland Airport flights after leak halts supply
https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/trave...k-halts-supply
The pipeline that connects Marsden Point refinery to AKL airport has been leaking so it has been closed, with fuel supplies to airlines being impacted.
At least one flight has had to stop at Christchurch to top up.
The pipeline that connects Marsden Point refinery to AKL airport has been leaking so it has been closed, with fuel supplies to airlines being impacted.
At least one flight has had to stop at Christchurch to top up.
Sep 16, 17, 9:39 pm
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Things could be a mess for a few days: I'm tried a couple of hours ago o move my AKl-WLG flight on Wed and there was nothing at all showing as avail mon - thu. Flights back on stream now for changes, so that's good news... for now
Last edited by Flygirlnz; Sep 16, 17 at 9:43 pm Reason: Update
Sep 16, 17, 11:06 pm
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Originally Posted by Nz79
Not sure if related, I'm on NZ28 today and it's delayed 3 hours.
Informed yesterday.
love NZ infrastructure.
Informed yesterday.
love NZ infrastructure.
Sep 17, 17, 12:56 am
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So apparently it was a digger used in logging
Presumably something like this will be investigated and if found to be at fault the company operating this digger can be fined?
Will cause a huge economic loss
Presumably something like this will be investigated and if found to be at fault the company operating this digger can be fined?
Will cause a huge economic loss
Sep 17, 17, 4:15 am
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I'm confused about airnz cancelling return flights CHC-AKL-CHC; WLG-AKL-WLG; AKL-SYD-AKL. Surely the A320s can just take on extra fuel in CHC, WLG, and SYD. Yes, it would cost more to operate the flight, but there's nothing that would prevent that. A320s routinely fly 6hr transcon in the US, so I could not imagine time or distance would be an issue...will be interested to hear from those with greater tech knowledge. Feel sorry for those on long haul flights from Asia and the US needing refuelling stops (in Australia and Pacific respectively, I presume). Nothing to do with airnz, but the country looks pretty foolish not to have a redundant back up for this critical infrastructure.
Sep 17, 17, 10:29 am
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Originally Posted by Bub001
I'm confused about airnz cancelling return flights CHC-AKL-CHC; WLG-AKL-WLG; AKL-SYD-AKL. Surely the A320s can just take on extra fuel in CHC, WLG, and SYD. Yes, it would cost more to operate the flight, but there's nothing that would prevent that. A320s routinely fly 6hr transcon in the US, so I could not imagine time or distance would be an issue...will be interested to hear from those with greater tech knowledge. Feel sorry for those on long haul flights from Asia and the US needing refuelling stops (in Australia and Pacific respectively, I presume). Nothing to do with airnz, but the country looks pretty foolish not to have a redundant back up for this critical infrastructure.
Flying 6 hours in 1 flight might consume less fuel?
Just now waiting for an election promise to build a second pipeline. The Government will spend up for the private fuel companies who gouged consumers!
Sep 17, 17, 2:17 pm
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Couldn't apart of this issue have had less of an impact if AKL had of built an new larger fuel storage depot by now? that isn't next to an Terminal. With all of the extra flights in the past 10 years, yet they have done nothing to increase storage onsite.
Sep 17, 17, 2:23 pm
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I too am a little intrigued at the main trunk jet cancellations when you'd just assume they could fill up at WLG or CHC. I wonder if it's just part of an overall strategy to use less fuel overall for a few days?
I see on nzsource it mentions NZ5 today having a tech stop in NAN to refuel on it's way from LAX to AKL which will presumably give it enough fuel to fly it's next hop to Australia.
I wonder what the impacts are on airports such as NAN of this? Surely they don't have mass surplus A1 sitting there to top up every 777 that passes overhead.
I see on nzsource it mentions NZ5 today having a tech stop in NAN to refuel on it's way from LAX to AKL which will presumably give it enough fuel to fly it's next hop to Australia.
I wonder what the impacts are on airports such as NAN of this? Surely they don't have mass surplus A1 sitting there to top up every 777 that passes overhead.
Sep 17, 17, 4:11 pm
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Originally Posted by cavemanzk
Couldn't apart of this issue have had less of an impact if AKL had of built an new larger fuel storage depot by now? that isn't next to an Terminal. With all of the extra flights in the past 10 years, yet they have done nothing to increase storage onsite.
Building a second line has been considered but has never made economic sense, and the government has certainly not offered to pay, naturally. This issue might trigger a rethink.
Sep 17, 17, 5:02 pm
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Originally Posted by b1m9t0
Love your sense of entitlement. Get a grip and have some perspective, plenty of snowy cities around the world for example that become a shambles when it snows.
But having to have two techs fly in from Canada to fix it?
Surely our country could do better?
Sep 17, 17, 5:17 pm
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http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=11923293
Only having 30% of the normal fuel available will explain why domestic and international flights are being impacted.
Z Energy spokesman Jonathan Hill ... said the airline industry had come up with an arrangement that meant each airline was allowed 30 per cent of what they normally take.
