SCOTLAND's major airports were forced to ration vital fuel supplies to airlines to avoid disruption to flights, it has emerged.
SCOTLAND's major airports were forced to ration vital fuel supplies to airlines to avoid disruption to flights, it has emerged.
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Bill Caven
Operators at the country's two busiest hubs – Edinburgh and Glasgow – were among those forced to take the drastic action.
They ordered rationing in order to maintain scheduled flights to and from Scotland in the wake of a major problem in the supply of aviation fuel from the only operating refinery north of the Border.
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