Perth passengers experience delays following an airport refuelling issue

Passengers are experiencing lengthy delays after a refuelling issue forced flights in and out of Perth to be temporarily grounded just as the state heads into a long weekend. Airlines were told not to send flights to the West Australian capital unless they had enough fuel to make a return flight. The issue began in the early hours of Saturday morning and a spokesperson for the airport confirmed the backlog is not expected to clear until early on Sunday.