Medium Transport; High Wing; 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue
Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance; Flight Crew Requested ATC Assistance / Clarification
Human Factors; Company Policy
We took off to PHX with the normal burn fuel for the flight and only the standard 700 lbs of contingency fuel. The forecast for the time was high ceilings and good visibility. About a little more than half way; Center tells us that we should slow down and expect holding instructions. We slowed down and received holding instructions at GEELA with an EFC time of 30 min from our present time. I texted dispatch the situation including the way point; FOB; and atltitude. I then started looking for alternates. The closest airport I could find that was in the system was TUS and we would only be able to make it if we proceeded directly there at that time. At this point we were only 500 lbs above min fuel. Dispatch then got back to us and told us they were in communication with ATC on the phone and instructed us to declare min fuel. We declared min fuel and did another turn in holding. At this point we had committed to landing at PHX. We then received radar vectors to PHX and landed at min fuel.
Passenger turbojet flight reported of an unexpected holding for the destination resulting in landing with minimum fuel.