ERRONEOUS FUEL LOAD. USED EMER PRIORITY LNDG.

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DISPATCHED; BY MISTAKE WITH 2000 LBS LESS FUEL THAN INTENDED; SO PLANNED FUEL AT RESTR WAS 4400 LBS; VICE 6400 LBS (COMPANY FLT RELEASE SHOWS FUEL BURN; AND FUEL ON BOARD; BUT NOT FUEL ON DECK AT DEST). THIS WAS NOT DISCOVERED BY CREW UNTIL ARR AT DEST. ON APCH; I WAS TOLD #5 FOR APCH; VECTORED TO FAR SIDE OF ARPT; SLOWED TO FLAP SPD AND PUT BEHIND AN APPARENTLY VERY SLOW MOVING 737 FROM ANOTHER ACR. (WHOSE PLTS ARE HAVING AN 'UNOFFICIAL' SLOWDOWN DURING CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS). THAT ACFT WAS ABOUT 15 NM TO SW OF FIELD; HDG N; SO HE HAD ABOUT 20 NM TRACK OVER GND TO RWY. WE WERE CLRED VISUAL BEHIND HIM FOR LNDG ON RWY 08. WE HAD TO DO A 180 DEG (L) BACK TO N TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT SEPARATION; AND ALSO S-TURN ON FINAL. AT 1000 FT AGL TWR TOLD US TO DO A R 360 DEG AND WE REFUSED FOR FUEL CONSIDERATIONS. WE SHUT DOWN WITH 2600 LBS BELOW COMPANY AND FAR RESERVES. THIS INCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY MISTAKE BY DISPATCH AND CAPT IN FUEL PLANNING AND BY A VERY EXTENDED APCH PATTERN AT AN ARPT RENOWNED FOR EXPEDITIOUS HANDLING. RECOMMENDATIONS: FUEL- ON-DECK BE REQUIRED ON THE RELEASE. ACFT WHICH ARE OBVIOUSLY INTENTIONALLY 'DRAGGING THEIR FEET' BE VECTORED BEHIND OTHER ACFT.