Shannon jet refuelling enough for 3,000 cars

A privately-owned jet was filled with the largest ever amount of aviation fuel taken on by a single aircraft at Shannon Airport during a stopover on Wednesday night.

The Boeing 747-SP (Special Performance) jet took on enough fuel to fill almost 3,000 standard-sized cars during a technical stop at the airport.

The transiting Boeing 747-SP was filled with over 46,000 US gallons (174,000 litres) surpassing a previous record set by a massive Russian-built Antonov 124 heavy lift cargo plane.