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Re:Ryanair flight landed at Manchester airport with six minu... by krisoft on Friday October 10, 2025 @12:39PM (#45540862)
Interesting. That makes sense. Thank you for the explanation!
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Re:Ryanair flight landed at Manchester airport with six minu... by jacquesm on Friday October 10, 2025 @01:06PM (#45541201)
It's supposed to be an extremely low amount and the fuel pick-ups are placed such that it should never be a problem but there have been cases where water in the fuel caused problems, including at least one notorious crash where the cause was identified to be fuel contamination.
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