Dublin Airport runs out of fuel

I think most of us who've known it long enough have little affection for Dublin Airport. It's badly laid out, especially the singularly awful baggage-reclaim area, and many of us have had various bad experiences there. I have vivid memories of the way customers were treated when they were doing extensive renovations a few years ago. It was mayhem. A special treat for what promises to be a very busy summer will be the erection of a large tent in a field somewhere to house those unfortunate enough to be delayed. I'm sure it will be delightful (will it have running water, we ask). Even so, running out of fuel in this day and age seems a bit extreme. But it happened last weekend. Flights from Dublin had to make landings in the UK to top up, and carriers heading into the great city found themselves making pre-emptive landings abroad for fear that Dublin airport wouldn't be able to facilitate their onward journey. Bad weather and a rugby match were blamed. I'm glad I wasn't one of the passengers thus inconvenienced. That would have been quite a blog. As it is, the opposition party Fine Gael is calling for a debate in the Dail. (There's more on this at http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/story.jsp?story=692400, though I expect this link to die before long.)