An air carrier dispatcher reports his air carrier released an entire bank of aircraft without reserve fuel to an airport using only 2 runways with holding in progress.

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Attributes
ACN	728137
Time
Date	200702
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Weather Elements	Windshear
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel
ASRS Report	728137
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Airport Company Weather
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

An entire bank of flts were released to ZZZ knowing that ZZZ was landing only 2 runways without any hold fuel. Any extra fuel that was added was added by the pilots.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR DISPATCHER RPTS HIS ACR RELEASED AN ENTIRE BANK OF ACFT WITHOUT RESERVE FUEL TO AN ARPT USING ONLY 2 RWYS WITH HOLDING IN PROGRESS.

Narrative: AN ENTIRE BANK OF FLTS WERE RELEASED TO ZZZ KNOWING THAT ZZZ WAS LNDG ONLY 2 RWYS WITHOUT ANY HOLD FUEL. ANY EXTRA FUEL THAT WAS ADDED WAS ADDED BY THE PLTS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.