Lisbon airport runs out of fuel, blames strike

LISBON, June 11 (Reuters) - Lisbon's main airport has run out of fuel because of a strike by truck drivers, causing flight delays but no cancellations, a spokesman for Portugal's airport authority said on Wednesday.

"There are no (fuel) supplies for airplanes at Portela airport, only for emergency, military and state flights," the spokesman said.

He said airlines were filling up their planes by stopping at other airports, such as in Porto.

Portuguese and Spanish truck drivers went on strike on Monday in protest at high fuel prices. Retailers have said food stocks at supermarkets are beginning to run out.

Several petrol stations in Lisbon ran out of petrol on Wednesday and there were long queues at others as drivers tried to fill up their cars.

Police have said they will offer to escort some trucks to ensure they can get through picket lines. (Reporting by Elisabete Tavares; writing by Axel Bugge; Editing by Timothy Heritage)