El Al: freighter landed with 13 tons of fuel on board

Investigation began following claims made by the pilot that fuel consumption was too high during the flight
 
The Israeli Ministry of Transport and El Al Israel Airlines are known to be checking claims that a B747 freighter flying from New York to Tel Aviv was over loaded with 18 tons of freight.
 
According to aviation sources in Israel due to overloading, fuel consumption was up endangering the flight.
 
The investigation began following claims made by the pilot that fuel consumption was too high during the flight. Initial checks raised the possibility that due to human error the plane was possibly overloaded.
 
In reply to port2port inquiry El Al, deputy director general for operations, Capt. Lior Yavor, said that the freighter landed with 13 tons of fuel on board which is above the minimum 10 tons of fuel required by safety regulations.