A Southwest Airlines flight takes off as United Airlines planes sit parked on a runway. Michael Ciaglo/Getty ImagesMajor airlines are changing some of their operations to cope with the fuel pinch caused by the hack of the Colonial Pipeline, which transports jet fuel to major airports up and down the East Coast. “The airlines have multiple days of fuel inventory on hand,” said BWI’s Jonathan Dean. “All airlines are cognizant to fill up in Newark and not Raleigh, but there are no huge issues,” Kloza said. On Monday, American Airlines announced that it was adding stops to two flights — to Honolulu and London, respectively — in order to conserve airport fuel supply.

Source: CNN May 12, 2021 19:01 UTC