Passengers traveling from Perth Airport (PER) on Friday night and Saturday morning were frustrated by certain airlines’ responses after refueling issues disrupted approximately 70 flights. The issue left passengers stranded at airports worldwide for hours and caused flights to be diverted to regional airports.
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