Dispatch Dispatcher
Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue
Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance; General Declared Emergency
Airspace Structure; Procedure
VIP movement [resulted in] ATC hold; EFC 20 minutes; held 20 minutes; given another 20 minutes airborne hold; unable to hold; declared emergency fuel and landed [with] 4;500 LBS; reserve fuel 3;199 LBS.
Dispatcher reported an aircraft was holding because of VIP operations; but finally had to declare a fuel emergency when the delay dragged on.