American Airlines has to add fuel stops after pipeline shutdown
The other is a Charlotte-to-London flight that will now stop in Boston for additional fuel.
"We are closely monitoring the situation and working around the clock to ensure that we have an adequate supply of fuel across our network," American (AAL) said in a statement.The stops are the latest headache for businesses and customers after a ransomware attack forced the pipeline — a critical artery that supplies nearly half the diesel and gasoline to the East Coast — to go offline Friday.Gasoline prices and demand have surged as motorists aggressively fill their tanks.
The pipeline also delivers jet fuel directly to airports in Atlanta, Charlotte, Baltimore, Nashville and Dulles International outside of Washington, DC.It supplies other major eastern airports, such as those in New York, through other pipelines with which it connects.
Delta Air Lines (DAL), based in Atlanta, Southwest Airlines (LUV) and United (UAL) all said they have not had to disrupt their schedules so far.