Diverted flights: No fuel shortage, says govt

New Delhi: Amid reports that three planes with insufficient fuel were diverted from Delhi to nearby airports due VIP flight movements, the Civil Aviation Ministry today said all these aircraft had much fuel to spare.
All the aircraft, which were diverted on May 26 following flight movements of President Pratibha Patil and Turkmenistan president Gurbanguly Berdimunha-medov, carried sufficient fuel "as per laid down procedure of DGCA and their fuel requirement," the Ministry and Directorate General of Civil Aviation said in a statement.
31/05/10 Press Trust of India

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